Ch. 11 Relationships Flashcards
socioemotional selectivity
social contact = motivated by a variety of goals (info seeking, self-concept y emo regulation)
assortative mating
a theory that people find partners based on their similarity to each other
abusive relationship
a relationship that one partner displays aggressive behavior toward the other partner
battered woman syndrome
when a woman believes she cannot leave the abusive situation and may even go as far as to kill her abuser
cohabitation
living with another person as part of a committed, intimate, sexual relationship
marital success
an umbrella term referring to any marital outcome
(ie) divorce rate
marital quality
a subjective evaluation of the couple’s relationship on a # of diff. dimensions
marital adjustment
a global assessment of one’s marriage
homogamy
similarity of values y interests a couple shares
- predictor of successful marriage
exchange theory
theory of relationships based on the idea each partner contributes something to the relationship the other would be hard-pressed to provide
vulnerability-stress-adaptation model
marital equality as a dynamic process resulting from the couple’s ability to handle stressful events in the context of their particular vulnerabilities y resources
married singles
couples who may have grown apart but continue to live together
nuclear family
family consisting only of parent(s) and child(ren)
- most common in Western societies
extended family
family consisting of parents and children along with extended family
- most common around the world
familism
the idea the well-being of the family takes precedence over the concerns of individual family members
