ch 10

Question 1

the legally and socially sanctioned union of sexually intimate adults

Answer 1

marriage.

Question 2

the reasons of decreasing the marriage percentage?

Answer 2

increase the acceptance of singlehood, increase the acceptance of cohabitation, Reduced premium on permanence. Transitions in gender roles. Increased voluntary childlessness. Decline of the traditional nuclear family.

Question 3

why becoming single is increasing?

Answer 3

because remaining single is becoming a more acceptable lifestyle. As a result, the negative stereotype of people who remain single—lonely, frustrated, and unchosen—is gradually evaporating.

Question 4

living together in a sexually intimate relationship without the legal bonds of marriage.

Answer 4

cohabitation.

Question 5

what does cohabitation includes?

Answer 5

children.

Question 6

what does marriage includes traditionally?

Answer 6

economic interpendence, common residence, sexual fidelity, shared responsibility for children.

Question 7

how does gender roles are transiting?

Answer 7

by women entering the workforce.

Question 8

the practice of having only one spouse at a time.

Answer 8

monogamy.

Question 9

having more than one spouse at a time

Answer 9

polygamy

Question 10

in what type of marriage women are dissatisfied?

Answer 10

polygamy.

Question 11

the tendency for people to marry within their own social group.

Answer 11

Endogamy.

Question 12

the tendency for people to marry others who have similar per- sonal characteristics.

Answer 12

homogamy.

Question 13

which marriage lasts longer homogamy or endogamy?

Answer 13

homogamy.

Question 14

why homogamy lasts longer than endogamy?

Answer 14

because in endogamy race doesn’t play role n everyday life.

Question 15

in mate selection men emphasis on?

Answer 15

warmth/loyalty vitality/attractiveness status/recourses

Question 16

n mate selection women emphasis on?

Answer 16

emphasis more on warmth/loyalty status/recourses less emphasis on vitality/attractiveness

Question 17

in a divorced family background how people relationship with partners?

Answer 17

are more likely to divorce themselves.

Question 18

those who marry from younger age are more like to?

Answer 18

get divorced

Question 19

what are the long periods of courtship associated with

Answer 19

marital success.

Question 20

what are the things that are associated with marital problems?

Answer 20

perfectionism and insecurity.

Question 21

family background. age. length of courtship. personality. premarital communication and stressful events are?

Answer 21

predictors of successful marriage.

Question 22

an orderly sequence of developmental stages that families tend to progress through.

Answer 22

the family life cycle.

Question 23

what is mGoldrick’s model about

Answer 23

outlines the challenges that are faced by couples.

Question 24

how many stages does mGoldrick’s model have?

Answer 24

6 stages.

Question 25

what is honeymoon characterized in newly married couples?

Answer 25

high level of satisfaction.

Question 26

balancing work, marital and financial concerns concerns are related with?

Answer 26

marital distress.

Question 27

what dies the first child often bring to the family especially on mothers?

Answer 27

major transition and potential stress.

Question 28

what is the key to reduce stress to reduce transition?

Answer 28

having realistic goals.

Question 29

in arranged marriages priorities are on?

Answer 29

family rather than individual