Happiness and the Marital State Par 2-4

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10.  According to the first sentence, which of the following statements are true?

 

• Men are very much happier than women.

• There is almost no difference in the happiness levels of men and women.

• Women are very much happier than men.

   

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What do the following words refer to?

 

a.  Them (line 2) ________________________________________________________

 

b.  They (line 3) _________________________________________________________

 

a. differences in general happiness between men and womenItem

b. differences in general happiness between men and women

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12.  According to the writer, what is the main reason that women’s happiness is "more a matter of appearance than reality"?

 

• our society allows women to show their emotions more, to be happy if they wishItem

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13.  a.  What idea does the "other side of the coin" refer to?

 

​to show their emotions if they are not happy.

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13. b.  What evidence does the writer give to support this idea?

​women do have higher levels of nervous breakdown, worry, anxiety, and other types of neurotic disorders.

​15. b. Based on the statistics in the chart, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

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a.  Women aged 41 are very much happier than women  aged 21.

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• FALSE

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b.  Men aged 41 are as happy as men aged 21.

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• FALSE

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c.  Married women aged 35 are more or less as happy as married women aged 67.

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• FALSE

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d.  At the age of 25 married women are much happier than men aged 25.

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• FALSE

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e.  Men become happier as they get older.

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• FALSE

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16.  What is the answer to the question in the first sentence of the paragraph?

 

i.   For women, married happiness ​

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with age.

 

ii. For men, married happiness ​

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with age.

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stays constant

increases