Chapter 3

Question 1

mate selection is divided into what two basic streams?

Answer 1

decided by the couple, or decided by the families of the couple

Question 2

Define arranged marriages

Answer 2

everyone around you, in particular you family, is involved in choosing your life partner

Question 3

what culture advocates arranged marriages?

Answer 3

South Asians

Question 4

what percentage of second generation south Asians rely on their parents to pick them a spouse?

Answer 4

25%

Question 5

define forced marriage?

Answer 5

a marriage where one or both people are coerced into a marriage against their will. Free and informed consent is not present`

Question 6

what is the western ideal when it comes to marriage and family?

Answer 6

You are responsible for your own family and how you choose to go about it, and if it fails, you should not expect your family to help you

Question 7

Free choice of marriage was encouraged by what three phases of early canadian life

Answer 7

Exploration of the wilderness, Establishment of new settlements, and growth of larger towns and cities

Question 8

On the frontier, how else was free choice encouraged over arranged marriage?

Answer 8

Young men often went off enterprising by themselves.
On the frontier, the compatibility of the partner often depended on how easily they could adapt and survive in the harsh environment, families were not present to help decide, choice came to the individual

Question 9

Define the choice relationship continuum

Answer 9

refers to the idea that arranged marriages and free-choice marriages lie along the same continuum, with arranged at one end and free-choice at the other

Question 10

The experience of relationship continuum definition

Answer 10

Marriage as an exchange at one end, marriage as a shared emotion at the other end

Question 11

Define the complementary needs hypothesis

Answer 11

individuals are attracted to individuals to who complement them

Question 12

Define the social exchange theory

Answer 12

people evaluate the potential success of a relationship based on a variety of comparisons (such as socioeconomic status, attractiveness)

Question 13

what are men more likely to emphasize when considering a relationship?

Answer 13

Material assets

Question 14

What are women more likely to emphasize when considering a relationship?

Answer 14

physical attractiveness

Question 15

What are the legal barriers of marriage?

Answer 15

No polygamy or incest

Question 16

Define endogamy

Answer 16

Marrying just within your own ethnic group

Question 17

Define exogamy

Answer 17

marrying outside of your ethnic group

Question 18

Assortative mating definition

Answer 18

process of choosing a mate based on certain traits

Question 19

What does freud have to say about mate choice?

Answer 19

Romantic attraction is strongly based on the personality traits of one’s parents

Question 20

Define Homogamy

Answer 20

We marry those similar to ourselves relative to age, socioeconomic status, religion

Question 21

Define propinquity

Answer 21

physical and geographical closeness

Question 22

Define status-caste exchange theory (proposed in 1940s)

Answer 22

Black men would hardly ever marry white women of the same SES. Black men of higher SES would marry women of lower SES, since his greater welath would “compensate” for the woman marrying into a lower class of people