Chapter 11 Flashcards
Assorted mating
Theory stating that people find partners based on their similarity to each other.
Abusive relationship
Relationships in which one person becomes aggressive toward the partner.
Battered woman syndrome
Situation occurring when a woman believes that she can’t leave the abusive situation and may even go as far as to kill her abuser.
Cohabitation
People in committed, intimate, sexual relationships who live together but are not married.
Marital success
Umbrella term referring to any martial outcome.
Marital adjustment
Degree to which a husband and wife accommodate to each other over a certain period of time.
Marital satatisfaction
Global assessment of one’s marriage.
Homogamy
Similarity of values and interests.
Exchange theory
Relationship, such as marriage, based on each partner contributing something to the relationship that the other would be hard-pressed to provide.
Extended family
Most common form of family around the world; one in which grandparents and other relatives live with parents and children.
Nuclear family
Most common form of family in Western societies, consisting only of parent(s) and child(ren).
Familism
Idea that the family’s well-being takes precedence over the concerns of individual family members.
Covenant marriage
Expands the marriage contract to a lifelong commitment between the partners within a supportive community.
