11: Social Development - Relationships and Roles Flashcards
decline in marriage and emergence of alternate family forms during the last third of the twentieth century - marriage became an optional choice
deinstitutionalization of marriage
living sequentially with different partners outside of marriage
serial cohabitation
most common pathway of marital happiness in the West - satisfaction is highest at honeymoon phase, declines during child-rearing years, then rises after children leave nest
U-shaped curve of marital satisfaction
Robert Sternberg’s categorization of love relationships into three facets: passion, intimacy, and commitment - their combinations describe all relationship styles
triangular theory of love
the ideal form of love in Robert Sternberg’s triangular theory, involving all three major facets: passion, intimacy, and commitment
consummate love
component of Sternberg’s triangular theory of love describing feelings of closeness - with this alone, partners view each other more as “friends”
intimacy
component of Sternberg’s triangular theory of love describing attraction and sexual arousal - with this alone, a relationship is simply a crush
passion
component of Sternberg’s triangular theory of love describing a mutually assured relationship, often through marriage - with this alone, a marriage may be “empty”
commitment
average number of children a woman in a given country has during her lifetime
fertility rate
fairness in the “work” to maintain a couple’s life together - if one partner is doing more than the other, dissatisfaction is likely
marital equity
traditional concept that a man’s job is to support a wife and children financially
breadwinner role
husband who actively participates in hands-on child care
nurturer father
career path in which people settle into their permanent life’s work in their twenties and often stay with the same organization until they retire
traditional stable career
today’s most common career path for Western workers, in which people change jobs or professions periodically during their working lives
boundaryless career
work that provides inner fulfillment, allowing people to satisfy their needs for creativity, autonomy, and relatedness
intrinsic career rewards
