Ch.12 Flashcards
Homogamy
Similarity of values and interests
Abusive relationship
When one partner in a relationship becomes violent or aggressive towards the other
Battered woman syndrome
Situation in which a woman believes that she cannot leave and abusive relationship
Cohabitation
Two or more unrelated adults living together
Matrial success
An umbrella term referring to any Martial outcome such as divorce rate
Marital quality
A subjective evaluation of couples relationship on a number of different dimensions
Marital adjustment
The degree to which spouses accommodate to each other over a certain period of time
Marital satisfaction
A global assessment of one’s marriage
Exchange theory
View that a relationship is based on each partner contributing something to the relationship that the other would be hard-pressed to provide
Vulnerability stress adaptation model
Sees marital quality of the dynamic process resulting from the couple’s ability to handle stressful events in the context of the particular vulnerabilities and resources
Nuclear family
Family consisting of parents and children
Extended family
Family in which grandparents and other relatives live with parents and children
Collaborative divorce
A voluntary contractually best alternative dispute resolution process for couples who want to negotiate a resolution of their situation rather than having a ruling impose upon them by a court or arbitrator
Assortative mating
Theory of meeting that states that people find partners based on their similarity to each other
