Chapter 10: Love And Mariage

Question 1

Why is infidelity more common in summer?

Answer 1

Alcohol consumption, weather, increased chance of travelling

Question 2

Why are most accounts of cheating unreported?

Answer 2

People aren’t likely to admit that they’re cheating

Question 3

Who resorts to disruptive behaviour in a divorce?

Answer 3

Men

Question 4

When is a divorce more disruptive for women?

Answer 4

When children are involved

Question 5

When is divorce more likely?

Answer 5

After the first marriage

Question 6

What is cohabitation?

Answer 6

Living together in an intimate relationship outside of marriage

Question 7

What are the stereotypes associated with single people?

Answer 7

That they’re bitter and unhappy

Question 8

How many percent of cultures around the world participate in arrange marriages?

Answer 8

80 percent

Question 9

What is the difference between monogamy and polygamy?

Answer 9

Having one spouse vs having multiple spouses

Question 10

What is Endogamy?

Answer 10

marrying someone similar to ones culture

Question 11

What is homogamy?

Answer 11

Marrying someone who has similar characteristics

Question 12

What are the 5 factors of a successful marriage?

Answer 12

Age( younger age higher likely hood of divorce),
family background (if your parents divorce you will likely divorce)
length of courtship(longer dating is better marriage), personality (not a perfectionist or insecure),
premarital communication (good communication when dating)
Stressful events (reactions to stressful event)

Question 13

What is a honeymoon phase?

Answer 13

Characterized by high satisfaction

Question 14

Define Marriage

Answer 14

The legally and socially sanctioned union of sexually intimate adults

Question 15

What are the 6 reasons for increased single hood

Answer 15

1. Increased acceptance of single hood
   2.Increased acceptance of cohabitation
   3.Divorces are more accessible
   4.No longer many single bread winner households(no house wife’s)
   5.Many people dont want children
2. Change perspective of what makes up a family (not just mom dad and kids)

Question 16

Define Arranged marriage

Answer 16

When romantic love is not a perquisite for marriage and priority is on family’s rather then individual welfare

Question 17

Define Monogamy

Answer 17

The practice of having only one spouse at a time

Question 18

Define Polyamy

Answer 18

having more than one spouse at a time

Question 19

What are the stages of the family life cycle 6

Answer 19

Unattached young adult (dating phase)
Newly marrried couple(Honey moon phase)
Family with young children (major transition in marriage and stress)
Family with adolescents (lowest ,atrial satisfaction and difficult stage of parenting
Launching children( children move away)
The family in later life (more time to devote to each other accepting role as grandparents)

Question 20

Gaps in role expectations

Answer 20

Woman have more demanding careers yet must also have children or follow heir husband

Question 21

What percentage of wives do house work

Answer 21

65%

Question 22

Is a mothers working harmful to her children

Answer 22

No

Question 23

Work and marital adjustment

Answer 23

Husbands and wives struggle to balance demands of work and family

Question 24

What are the consequences of finically difficulties in marriages 3

Answer 24

Increased hostility in husband
Increased depression in wives
Low marital happiness in both spouses

Question 25

What are five communication patterns that are risk factors for divorce according to Gottman

Answer 25

1.Contempt
2.Criticism
3.Defensiveness
4.Stonewalling
5.Belligerence

Question 26

Contempt

Answer 26

communicating insulting feelings that one’s spouse is inferior

Question 27

Critism

Answer 27

involves constantly expressing negative evaluations of one’s partner.

Question 28

Defensiveness

Answer 28

responding to contempt and criticism by invalidating, refuting, or denying the partner’s statements

Question 29

Stonewalling

Answer 29

refusing to listen to one’s partner, especially to the partner’s complaints.

Question 30

Belligerence

Answer 30

provocative, combative chal- lenges to the partner’s power and authority

Question 31

What are the effects of divorce on both spouses? 3

Answer 31

Has a more negative impact n men’s health and mortaliy
Has a more difficult and disruptive affect to women especially if there are children(you still have to comparent)
Women bounce back better because of their social groups

Question 32

Stepfamilies

Answer 32

Both spouses bring children from a previous relationship
Increasingly common

Question 33

Are homosexual marriages very similar to heterosexual

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

what percent of sam sex households are raising children

Answer 34

19%