CHAPTER 11 Flashcards

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Infidelity

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The violation of an agreement between two people to share their intimate emotional and sexual lives exclusively with each other

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Sociosexuality

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The extent to which a person is willing and inclined to have sex outside of a committed relationship

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Family Sociology Perspective

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An approach to studying aggression in couples and families using large-scale surveys

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Advocacy Perspective

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An approach to understanding and helping women affected by domestic violence, particularly coercive controlling violence

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Situational Couple Violence

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A form of domestic violence in which a tense verbal exchange escalates into physical contact between partners, in the absence of any general intent by either partner to dominate and control the other

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Coercive Controlling Violence

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A form of severe domestic violence in which one partner (usually the male) uses extreme forms of aggression to dominate the other (usually the female)

Also called battering

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Violent Resistance

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An unusual form of aggression in which the victim of severe abuse fights back, even to the point of killing the perpetrator

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Unilateral Aggression

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Violent acts perpetrated solely by one partner in a relationship

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Bilateral Aggression

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Violent acts perpetrated by both partners in a relationship

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Sociocultural Perspective on Aggression

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An approach to explaining violence in couples emphasizing how aggressive behavior may be promoted or inhibited by various social and cultural institutions

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Interpersonal Perspective on Aggression

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An approach to explaining violence in couples that emphasizes:

The private and passionate nature of intimate relationships

The high degree of partner interdependence

The presence of disagreements

Variations in the behavioural and cognitive capacities partners possess

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Intraindividual Perspective on Aggression

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An approach to explaining violence in couples that focuses on the enduring qualities and personal history of each partner

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