CHAPTER 11 Flashcards
Infidelity
The violation of an agreement between two people to share their intimate emotional and sexual lives exclusively with each other
Sociosexuality
The extent to which a person is willing and inclined to have sex outside of a committed relationship
Family Sociology Perspective
An approach to studying aggression in couples and families using large-scale surveys
Advocacy Perspective
An approach to understanding and helping women affected by domestic violence, particularly coercive controlling violence
Situational Couple Violence
A form of domestic violence in which a tense verbal exchange escalates into physical contact between partners, in the absence of any general intent by either partner to dominate and control the other
Coercive Controlling Violence
A form of severe domestic violence in which one partner (usually the male) uses extreme forms of aggression to dominate the other (usually the female)
Also called battering
Violent Resistance
An unusual form of aggression in which the victim of severe abuse fights back, even to the point of killing the perpetrator
Unilateral Aggression
Violent acts perpetrated solely by one partner in a relationship
Bilateral Aggression
Violent acts perpetrated by both partners in a relationship
Sociocultural Perspective on Aggression
An approach to explaining violence in couples emphasizing how aggressive behavior may be promoted or inhibited by various social and cultural institutions
Interpersonal Perspective on Aggression
An approach to explaining violence in couples that emphasizes:
The private and passionate nature of intimate relationships
The high degree of partner interdependence
The presence of disagreements
Variations in the behavioural and cognitive capacities partners possess
Intraindividual Perspective on Aggression
An approach to explaining violence in couples that focuses on the enduring qualities and personal history of each partner
