Exam 3 Flashcards
Gender Identity
A sense of being male/female and what that means in society
Gender Roles
Expectations society has about a person’s attitudes/behaviors on being male/female
Gender Role Stereotypes
The assumptions/standard about the gender
Masculinity
Gender linked pattern of traits traditionally associated with men
Femininity
Associated with women
Androgyny
Blend of traditionally masculine and feminine personality traits in one person
Characteristics not rigidly assigned
Talcott Parson’s Theory
Men:”instrumental” breadwinner, manager, leader of family
Women:”Expressive” caring for emotional well being of family by nurturing/comforting
Theories of Gender Role Development
- Social Learning Theory
- Cognitive Development Theory
- Family Systems Theory
- Feminist Framework
Social Learning Theory
How individuals learn behavior patterns considered appropriate for their sex from gender divisions and society
Cognitive Development Theory
Child matures, progresses through stages of development, become more flexible in their thinking
Family Systems Theory
Entire family must change when an individual member changes
Feminist Framework
Women are exploited, devalued, and appressed and affirms their equality with men
Power
Ability one has to change the behavior of other members in the social system, do what you want them to
Family Power
applied to family
Characteristic of relationships not people
Changes over time- particularly under stress
Financial Stress
#1 Stressor across Life style associated with family stress and conflict
Wealth and Happiness
As money increases – expectations increase
Many distracts other aspects of life
Most difficult Periods Financially
Child Bearing
Launching Stages(peak stress period)
Also Retirement
Meaning of Money
Often hidden factor in marriages
Security, Status, Enjoyment, Control
Process of Planning/Utilizing Money
- Organizing/planning
2. Implementing Decisions
Organizing/Planning
Value Clarifacation
Goal Setting
Resource allocation (save up for this)
Implementing Decisions
Facilitating
Checking In/monitoring
Adjusting
Budgeting
A plan for balancing income and expenses
by category
Understanding credit
Always pack more than the minimum
Love vs Friendship
Love is more intense and passionate
The strongest love relationships have roots in friendship
The Fabric of friendship
Enjoyment, trust, understanding, acceptance, respect, confiding
Love has more
Fascination, Sexual Desire, Exclusiveness
2 Clusters diving love from friendship
Passion
Caring
Passion Cluster
Fascination
Sexual desire
Exclusiveness
Caring Cluster
Advocacy for partner
Giving the utmost
Love triangle
Commitment
Passion
Intimacy
Commitment
Cognitive Aspect
A person’s attachment to another
Develops over time and desire to be faithful
Intimacy
The bonding an emotional closeness
Sharing feelings
Self-Disclosure
Passion
Develops quickly
Romantic feelings, desires, arousal
Being affectionate
Love triangle 8 types
- Non-love
- Liking
- Infatuation
- Empty Love
- Fatuous Love
- Companionate Love
- Romantic Love
- Consummative love
Two types of Games
Constructive: Enhances relationships intimacy
Destructive: Creates distance and dissatisfaction
Theories of Mate Selection
- Homogamy vs Complementary
- The Filter Theory
- Stimulus-Value-Role Theory
- Reiss’s Wheel theory of Love
Homogamy vs Complementary
Homogamy: attracted and marry someone from same background
Complementary: attraction attraction to someone who complements ones personality “opposites attract”
The filter theory
Filters down possibilities
Propinquity(nearness), Social background(who are not similar), attractive, compatible, Balance
Stimulus-Value-Role Theory
Stimulus: what draws you together, energizes relationship
Values: compatible of basic value/beliefs
Roles: discovering each others feelings about different things
Reiss’s Wheel theory of Love (4 Components)
- Rapport
- Self-Revelation
- Mutual Dependency
- Intimacy Needs Fulfillment
Types of mate selection
Parent Arranged
American Dating
Parent-arranged Marriage
Based on idea that community elders and parents have wisdom to select appropriate spouse
American Dating Style
Individual choice based on love
“trial and error”
High divorce rate
Physical attractiveness
Ranked third behind intelligence and “being funny”
Men
more interested in physical attractiveness
Women
more interested in personal qualities
Mating Gradient
tendency of women to marry men who are better educated or more successful then themselves
Harvard study
3 Questions
Do you like horror movies?
Have you ever travelled around another country alone?
Wouldn’t it be fun to chuck it all and go live on a sailboat?
Cohabitation
two unrelated adults of the opposite sex sharing the same living quarters
60-70%
Types of Cohabitation
Linus Blanket
Emancipation
Convenience
Testing
Endogamy vs Exogamy
Endogamy: Choosing a mate from within one’s own group
Exogamy: Choosing a mate from outside one’s own group
