Marriage and Couple Relationship

Question 0

T or F

being a couple is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of adulthood

Answer 0

true

Question 1

what makes the couple relationship different from friendship or family bond?

Answer 1

-Voluntary; choice
-balance of stabilty and growth
-cannot rely on their memories alone; must keep the realationship
fresh in the present and deveop future goals
-means merging two perspectives and history
-needs to give and receive support; reciprocal
-each person must maintain a separate identity and individuality but must have the ability to put that identity aside for the good of the couple

Question 2

it is a sort of invisible protective shield around their relationship to ensure protection, privacy and intimacy in the relationship

Answer 2

boundary

Question 3

boundary violation will occur :_______________

Answer 3

third party

Question 4

it is defined by mutual self-disclosure and an understanding of the other in a partnership of equals

Answer 4

intimacy

Question 5

the decision-making process determines the ___________

Answer 5

power differential

Question 6

roles of husband in a traditional marriage

Answer 6

livelihood preoccupation
expected to be responsible for supporting the family
responsible for the family’s relationship with the outside world

Question 7

roles of wives in a traditional marriage

Answer 7

domestic management
housekeeper, cook, laundress, seamtress and nursemaid
responsible for the family’s internal needs

Question 8

What binds the two people in the state of matrimony is the _____________ and __________ exchanged by the marriage contract

Answer 8

marital rights and duties

Question 9

A covenant between a man and a woman to establish between themselves a partnership for the whole life

Answer 9

marriage

Question 10

enumerate the changing roles of the husband

Answer 10

• Upsurge of women labor or work force
• OFWS
• Reversal of roles or “house-‐band

Question 11

enumerat the changing roles of the wife

Answer 11

-Assume the role of being economically independent as
,lco-breadwinner
-Pursue a career and attain a high status for herself and her family
-commitment to active political, civicnd community service

Question 12

As a partner to her husband, the Filipino wife is _____________ and ____________.

Answer 12

co-manager ; family treasurer

Question 13

the couple relationship is ___________ and ____________.

Answer 13

complex ; pressured