Chapter 10 - Marriage And Intimate Relationships Flashcards
1
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Arranged marriages
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80% of world cultures, priority is placed on family vs individual welfare
2
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Endogamy
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Marry within own social group
3
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Homogamy
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Marry others who have similar personal characteristics
4
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Divorce predictors
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Parents divorced Young marriage Short courtship Perfectionism and insecurity Quality of premarital communication was bad
5
Q
Family life cycle
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Between families: unattached young adult Joining together: newly married couple Family young children With adolescents Launching children and moving on Family in later life
6
Q
Wives housework
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65% even with similar hours
7
Q
Communication patterns that are risk factors for divorce
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Contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling, belligerence
8
Q
Divorce rates second marriage
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Slightly higher for second than first marriages
9
Q
Partner abuse
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Women victims in 85% nonfatal
75% of fatal
10
Q
Single want to get married
A
90%
