Chapter 4

Question 0

marriages are determined by their families

Answer 0

Arranged marriage

Question 1

the process by which a commitment to marriage is developed

Answer 1

courtship

Question 2

neither partner saw the other until the day of their wedding

Answer 2

Blind marriage

Question 3

a man must pay money or property to the future bride’s family for the right to marry her.

Answer 3

Bride Price

Question 4

the money, property, or goods a women brings to the marriage

Answer 4

Dowry

Question 5

run away and get married

Answer 5

Elope

Question 6

the bride,groom or both are forced to marry against their will and under duress that includes both physical and emotional pressure

Answer 6

forced marriage

Question 7

generally make our own decisions about choosing our partners

Answer 7

open courtship system

Question 8

(marriage market) prospective partners compare the personal,social,and financial resources of eligible mates and then bargain for the best they can get

Answer 8

relationship market

Question 9

financial security as a bargaining chip

Answer 9

Traditional Partnership

Question 10

both partners play similar roles

ex: income potential, social status, emotional support

Answer 10

egalitarian partnership

Question 11

the process of meeting people socially for the purpose of possibly forming an exclusive long-term relationship

Answer 11

dating

Question 12

What are the 6 functions of dating?

Answer 12

1) Recreation
2) Companionship
3) intimacy and sex
4) mate selection
5) socialization
6) status achievement

Question 13

the process by which we learn the skills we need to survive as individuals and as members of society

Answer 13

socialization

Question 14

social ranking, or the prestige attached to a particular position in society

Answer 14

status achievement

Question 15

marriage between partners of similar education and social class, ethnicity, race, religion and age.

Answer 15

Homogamy

Question 16

their nearness to you in place and time

Answer 16

propinquity

Question 17

the cultural expectation that a person marries with his or her own social group in terms of race,religion, and social class

Answer 17

endogamy

Question 18

to marry outside your family group

Answer 18

exogamy

Question 19

sexual relations between people who are related to each other

Answer 19

incest

Question 20

one sex has a more limited pool of eligible marriage candidates than the other

Answer 20

the marriage squeeze

Question 21

(marriage gradient)- the tendency for man to marry downward in class and women to marry upward with the respect to age, education and occupational success

Answer 21

mating gradient

Question 22

are settings in which people do not normally interact and so potential partners are not likely to meet

ex: shopping malls, airports.

Answer 22

Opened Field

Question 23

are settings in which people are likely to interact and so potential partners may meet

ex: parties, church groups.

Answer 23

closed fields

Question 24

a common friend or relative introduces 2 singles who are unknown to each other

Answer 24

Blind Date

Question 25

men, who are twice as apt as women to place personal ads, tend to emphasize appearance and attractiveness in the women they seek

Answer 25

Women as sex objects

Question 26

women are more apt to say that they are looking for men who are “intelligent” “professional” “college educated: while also stressing sensitivity and caring

Answer 26

men as sex objects

Question 27

relationships websites can expose you to a wider variety of potential partners

Answer 27

advantages of online dating

Question 28

you do not have the nonverbal communication that can tell you a lot about a person

Answer 28

disadvantages of online dating

Question 29

you are allowed to watch videos of others talking and in various activities in return for allowing others to watch your video

Answer 29

Video Dating

Question 30

arrange introductions for a fee

Answer 30

Marriage Bureaus

Question 31

publish profiles for a fee for the benefit of men seeking wives

Answer 31

Mail-order Bride

Question 32

is a period of time that begins with the marriage proposal and a formal announcement that the couple plans to be married

Answer 32

engagement

Question 33

spending time in unstructured groups

also called pack dating

Answer 33

hanging out

Question 34

a physical encounter that allows possible sexual interaction without commitment

Answer 34

Hooking up

Question 35

two people do everything together

Answer 35

Joined at the hip

Question 36

as many as 10 million Americans enter into a romance with a fellow employee each year

Answer 36

dating in the workplace

Question 37

for the single parent,the divorced, the widowed, and singles over the age 65, dating has special challenges especially if the person has children

Answer 37

second time around dating

Question 38

is a destructive reaction that tends to occur when a person is not much invested in the relationship, express in chronic complaints,frequent criticism,refusal to discuss difficulties, and spending less time with the partner until the relationship finally dies

Answer 38

neglect response

Question 39

withdrawing or threatening to withdraw from a relationship who have been involved with each other for only a short period of time ot are only minimally invested

Answer 39

The Exit Response

Question 40

choosing to stay with one’s partner despite any problems but making no attempt to try to resolve them, hoping that they will smooth out overtime

Answer 40

The Loyalty Response

Question 41

people who value the relationship and who are invested in it but who feel that it has problems that need to be discussed

Answer 41

The Voice Response