Chapter 14 Key terms Flashcards
living apart together
intimate partners who do not cohabitate
career development
the process of adapting to the workplace, managing career transitions, and pursuing goals through employment
intimacy versus isolation
Erikson’s early adulthood stage, in which an individual must find a life partner or supportive friends to avoid social isolation
Social Role theory
the idea that sex differences in mate preferences and mating behaviour are adaptations to gender roles
avoidant couples
partners who agree to disagree and who minimize conflict by avoiding each other
validating couples
partners who express mutual respect, even in disagreements, and are good listeners
work-life balance
the balance between a employee’s work and nonwork roles
quality of work-life (QWL) movement
An approach to enhancing job satisfaction by basing job and workplace design on analyses of the quality of employee experiences in an organization.
life structure
A key concept in Levinson’s theory: the underlying pattern or design of a person’s life at a given time, which includes roles, relationships, and behaviour patterns
emerging adulthood
the period from the late teens to the early 20s when individuals explore options prior to committing to adult roles
volatile couples
partners who argue a lot and don’t listen well, but still have more positive than negative interactions
motherhood earning gap
a measure showing how much the earnings of women with children are below those of women without children
hostile/detached couples
partners who fight regularly, rarely look at each other, and lack affection and support
intimacy
the capacity to engage in a supportive, affectionate, relationship without losing one’s own sense of self
hostile/ engaged couples
partners who have frequent arguments and lack the balancing effect of humour and affection
