Adulthood: Normal Behavior & Marriage Flashcards
A covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole, is by its nature ordered toward the good of spouses and the procreation and education of offspring. _________ & _______.
Marriage. Unity & Indissolubility of marriage.
What binds two people in the state of ______ is the marital rights and duties exchanged by the ________.
Matrimony. Marriage contract.
A new structural unit. Mr & Mrs., invited as one, regarded as one by relatives & friends. Think & act as one; _______.
Husband-wife. Conjugal properties.
Creates a new series of statuses and network of relationships: individuals & families.
Marriage
Marital role: societal expectations or status.
Structural-functional framework
Marital role: where one adjust his/her behavior and reactions to what he/she thinks the other person will do.
Interactional framework
Marital role: the expected role and the role behavior are integrated and compatible.
Dependent
Marital role: couples relate and adjust to one another on the basis of roles.
Reciprocal and complimentary.
The husband’s role is better understood in terms of the _____ and vice versa.
Wife’s role
Each _______ evaluates him/herself and the other on the basis of how well each role is performed.
Spouse
Change continually throughout the life cycle of the family
Role relations
Roles change over ____. Need ____ & ______.
Time. Adjustments & Agreements.
Traditional Husband and Wife Roles
Biological view, Instrumental-expressive roles, Traditional role differentiation & Socio-cultural view “BITS”
Domestic mgt, housekeeper, cook, laundress, seamstress. Responsible for the family’s internal needs. Traditional role of whom?
Wives
Livelihood preoccupation. Expected to be responsible for supporting the family. Responsible for the family’s relationship with the outside world.
Husbands
Instrumental expressive role: manipulation of external environment to attain specific goals.
Instrumental character trait
Associated with feminity
Expressive character trait
Instrumental expressive role: Warmth, sensitivity to the needs of others.
Expressive character trait
Instrumental expressive role: Associated with masculinity
Instrumental character trait
Instrumental expressive role: competitiveness, self confidence, logic & non-emotionality.
Instrumental character trait
Instrumental expressive role: Emotional support and tension mgt.
Expressive character traits
The more enduring relationship is one which rejects polarized ____ and integrates the masculine & feminine by combining both ______ & ______ qualities. Ex: combining care and practical assistance with ______ & _______. By whom?
Gender roles. Expressive & instrumental. Affection & emotional closeness. Cancian.
Is rooted in the biophysical differences between male & female.
Biological view
Believes in the malleability of the individual and the influence that the external environmental factors have in molding and directing behavior: socialization experiences, peer group standards, situational factors and cultural norms.
Socio cultural view