Chapter 3 Worksheet

Unscramble the letters of the word or phrase.

ihloeosdng / Most often associated with young unmarried individuals but also includes never-married, divorced, and widowed.
eriiltgnevphtragtao / A committed couple who does not live in the same home.
knopgiuho / A one-time sexual encounter in which there are generally no expectations of seeing one another again.
teiomctimninounaylnt / A group of people who choose to live together on the basis of a set of shared values.
niatatosi / A well-established psychological principle meaning that a stimulus loses its value with repeated exposure.
thugnanigo / Refers to getting together or going out in groups where the agenda is to meet others and have fun.
pyiaomln / The amount of money one partner may have to pay if the partners end their relationship.
obciatnhaito / Living together
ocanrmoawglammire / If a couple lives together, defines themselves as husband and wife, and wants other people to view them as a married couple, they could be considered married in the eyes of the law.
oedhpinitpscterrasm / Same sex couples who view their living together as “permanent.”

Matching. Match the term or phrase on the left with the correct description on the right.

Anticipatory socialization / A phrase to describe when we are hanging out and continually trying to assess how the other person sees us.
Confirmation of a social self / A term to describe a situation where a person has several one-on-one dates lasting several minutes each.
Divorced Singles / A type of cohabitation relationship where new partners are not focused on the future of the relationship.
Engaged / A type of cohabitation relationship where new partners want to assess if they have a future together.
Here and now / A type of cohabitation relationship where the couple is in love and are planning to marry.
Marriage never / A way of finding a partner using the internet
Money savers / Allows online daters to move beyond communicating by typewritten words and allows potential partners to see each other while chatting online.
Never-Married Singles / Heterosexuals who have never married
online dating / In the context of relationships, this term refers to socialization that helps individuals learn the skills necessary to maintain long-term relationships .
Pension partners / People forced into singlehood after the death of a spouse.
Speed-Dating / People who return to singlehood after a marriage
Status achievement / Refers to a function of involvement with a partner where the objective is the associated higher status.
Testers / These cohabiters feel that a real relationship is a commitment of the heart, not a legal document.
Video chatting / These cohabiting couples live together primarily out of economic convenience.
Widowed Singles / These cohabiting money saver couples tend to are older, have been married before, still derive benefits from their previous relationships, and are living with someone new.