Author Question: Grace and George are engaged to be married and are considering taking a pre-marital education ... (Read 26 times)

mspears3 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Grace and George are engaged to be married and are considering taking a pre-marital education program to help their chances of having a successful marriage. Based on the research presented by your authors, what would you advise them?

a. These programs have reduced divorce by 90 to 92 among couples who attended them, so you should sign up immediately
b. These programs have consistent, though modest positive effects on marriages, so go ahead and sign up
c. Don't waste your time. These programs show no positive or negative impact on marriages.
d. Avoid these programs at all costs Research shows that they actually harm marriages rather than helping them.

Question 2

If you were to look at the prototypical resident of a long-term care facility in the United States of America, which of the following would NOT be one of the characteristics you'd see?

a. This person would be female.
b. This person would be African-American.
c. This person would be over 85 years old.
d. This person has a 50/50 chance of having dementia, depression, or both.