Chapter 6 Flashcards
Structures and processes in selecting intimate partners and creating marriage are known as ____.
Marriage trends and characteristics
In studying marriage trends we look at number of _____, _____, and _____ _____.
Marriages, single, never married
Number of marriages per 1,000 population. An example would be 7.3 marriages actually equate to 14.6 individuals. This is called ____.
Crude Marriage Rate
A way to correct for misrepresentations we use a _____ ____ ____.
General Marriage Rate
Rate is based upon number of person in population who are eligible to get married in a given year and corrects for the fact that two people are involved in ever marriage is called ____.
General Marriage Rate
Economics turmoil (Depression, civil unrest), Pre and Post war (Families reunited) , Economic Peaking (financial stability, employment) are contributors for _____ ______.
Marriage Rates
An imbalance in sex ratio or number of males to females is called ___?
Marriage Squeeze
What are popular marriage months?
May June July
Higher marriage rates in ____ ____. An example are Arkansas, Alabama.
Red states
Lower marriage rates in ______ ______. Examples are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Blue States
Shorter waiting periods, no medical exams and blood test, higher restrictive states lose these couples making the other states higher in percentages of marriage are know as ___.
Attractions to getting married in certain states
Reproduction, relationships, status, economic, sexual relationships, religious expectations, and companionship are ____ and ____ of marriage.
Purposes and Consequences
Marriage, divorce, remarriage is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.
Sequential or serial monogamy
Marriage with satisfaction of bother partners is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.
Life long marriage
Two unmarried adults sharing a common residence in a marriage-like relationship is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.
Non-marital Cohabitation
Married women and men are generally ____.
Happy
Married couples ave lower rates of emotional and physical ______ _____.
Health Problems
Married couples are more likely to abstain from ______ _______.
Risk taking behaviors
Married people longer than _____ ______.
Non-married individuals
Free choice of partner is called ____.
Autonomous Marriage
Selected partners preserves family property, political linkages, protects economic and status concerns is called ____.
Arranged Marriage
5 Countries that still practice arranged marriage are:
Pakistan, India, Japan, China, and Israel
Amount to be paid by brides family to family of groom is called ____.
Dowry
A set amount paid by the groom’s family to family of the bride is called ___.
Bride’s Price
Romance, self selection, shared interests, abilities, friendships, geographic reflects what attribute of marriage?
Autonomous
The social practice of marrying another member of the same sociocultural group is called ____.
Endogamy
Describes likeness or similarities among marital or relationship partners not necessarily from the same community is called ____.
Homogamy
Marriage of individuals from different sociocultural groups, “mixed marriage”
Intermarriage
Availability of those of similar race. This factor foster intermarriage.
Group size
Receptive to differences. This factor foster intermarriage..
Heterogeneity
Where one sex outnumbers another. This factor foster intermarriage.
Sex Ratio
Religious constraints/expectations. This factor foster intermarriage.
Group controls
Love is more important than other factors. For an example: follow your heart, rebellion, alienation and emotional immaturity. This factor foster intermarriage.
Romantic Love Complex
Union of couple with different faith backgrounds, teachings and practices is called ____.
Interfaith Marriage
Those married in the same faith have higher levels of satisfaction in marriage than those of ______ marriages and with those of “no faith” affiliation.
Interfaith
Discussion of _____ ______ often brings up difficult choices and extended family input.
Child rearing
There is not much _____ of different faith marriages being a deterrent to a successful marriage.
Support
Age at marriage affect the selection of a _____ _____.
Marriage Partner
People tend to marry in their own ____.
Class/Social Status
Marriage with a person of a lower social position is called ____.
Mesalliance
