Chapter 14

Question 1

Intimacy Versus Isolation

Answer 1

Erikson’s psychological conflict of early adulthood. Evident on the young person’s thoughts and feelings about making a long-term commitment to an intimate partner and in close, mutually gratifying friendships

Question 2

Social Clock

Answer 2

Age-graded expectations for major life events, such as beginning a first job, getting married, birth of the first child, buying a home, and retiring

Question 3

Triangular Theory of Love

Answer 3

Identifies three components - passion, intimacy, and commitment - that shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop

Question 4

Passionate Love

Answer 4

Intense sexual attraction

Question 5

Companionate Love

Answer 5

Warm trusting affection and valuing of the other

Question 6

Compassionate Love

Answer 6

Concern for the other’s well-being, expresses through caring efforts to alleviate the other’s distress and promote the other’s growth and flourishing

Question 7

Family Life Cycle

Answer 7

A series of phases characterizing the development of most families around the world

Question 8

Traditional Marriages

Answer 8

Involving a clear division of roles - husband as head of household responsible for family economic well-bing, wife as caregiver and homemaker - still exist in Western nations

Question 9

Egalitarian Marriages

Answer 9

Partners relate as equals, sharing power and authority. Both try to balance the time and energy they devote to their occupations, their children, and their relationship

Question 10

Cohabitation

Answer 10

Refers to the lifestyle of unmarried couples who have a sexually intimate relationship and who share a residence