A02 influence of culture on romantic rels

Question 1

What are the 4 subtitles

Answer 1

Voluntary in non voluntary rels

Individual or group based rels

Consequences of increasing urbanisation

Cultural bias in rel research

Question 2

What are the 2 sections for voluntary or non voluntary rels

Answer 2

Voluntary rels aren’t necessarily better

Love and marital satisfaction

Question 3

Who tested voluntary rels aren’t necessarily better

Answer 3

Epstein

Myers et al

Question 4

What did epstein di and find

Answer 4

That over time about half of spouses who underwent arranged marriage reported to fall in love

Question 5

What did myers et al do and find

Answer 5

Indvs living in arranged marriages in India had no difference in marital satisfaction compared to women who non arranged marriages in the usa

Question 6

Who tested live and marital satisfaction

Answer 6

Whyte

Question 7

What did whyte do and find

Answer 7

Women in China who had married for live felt better about their marriages than women who experienced arranged marriages

Question 8

Conclusion for lobe and marital satisfaction

Answer 8

Decline in arranged marriages in China shows that marital satisfaction is higher among non arranged married couples than others

Question 9

Talk about individual or group based rels

Answer 9

Parents may be in the better position to judge the compatability of a rel cz younger people may be blinded by love and overlook am certain possible issues

Question 10

Talk about the consequences of increasing urbanisation

Answer 10

Research suggests that change from permanent to temporary rels is associated with (increasing urbanisation) rather than cultural differences

Question 11

What are the 2 sections for cultural bias in rel research

Answer 11

Mythological problems

Indigenous psychologies

Question 12

Talk about mythological issues in terms of cultural bias in research

Answer 12

Research method adapted may be invalid in the culture it is used.

It could be interpreted differently by a different culture

Thus creates cultural bias which invalidates the conclusions

E..G measures of love or satisfaction may be invalid in other cultures

Question 13

Talk about indigenous psychologies

Answer 13

There’s is a nerd for indigenous psychologies to overcome invalidation of different measure.

You cannot impose aspects from one culture to another and expect a valid result