Key Words Ch. 11

Question 1

Buffering effects

Answer 1

Link of social support to health only under conditions of high stress.

Question 2

Functional measures (of support)

Answer 2

Qualitative dimensions of support, such as the type of support offered by network members.

Question 3

Gender tension line

Answer 3

Point at which one feels uncomfortable with the adoption of some aspect of the other gender role.

Question 4

Intimate terrorism

Answer 4

Violence on the part of men that stems from their attempts to control women.

Question 5

Main effects

Answer 5

Direct link of social support to health, regardless of level of stress.

Question 6

Marital rape exemption clause

Answer 6

Clause that once appeared in state definitions of rape that excluded forced intercourse with one’s wife.

Question 7

Marital selection hypothesis

Answer 7

Suggestion that healthier people are “selected” into marriage

Question 8

Prospective design

Answer 8

Research method in which the dependent variable (e.g., health) is measured before and after exposure to the independent variable (e.g., widowhood).

Question 9

Situational couple violence

Answer 9

Occasional episodes of violent behavior on the part of husbands and wives that are precipitated by stressful events.

Question 10

Structural measures (of support)

Answer 10

Quantitative dimensions of support, such as the size of a social network or the number of social relations.