Marriage + Committed Relationships (CH.10) Flashcards
T or F: Marriage rates in U.S are increasing
False! They’re declining
T or F: College educated have higher marriage rates than those w/ lower education
True!
What are some reasons that there’s a decline in marriage?
Recessions (not enough $)
Cohabitation + nonmarital births are now more accepted
Prenuptial Agreement:
Legal agreement about children, division of property, etc. if they divorce later
Conflict-habituated marriages
Argue a lot, usually over small issues. They think this is normal
Devialized
Used to be deeply in love but no longer
Passive-Congenial
More focused on practical aspects of marriage than on marital/romantic parts
Vital
Spend lots of time together, have arguments over quickly, and have their own separate friends too
Total (type of heterosexual marriage)
Spend almost all their time together, they don’t have those separate friends
Who is more likely to marry: Lesbians or Gay men?
Lesbians
T or F: Those in heterosexual marriages are more satisfied than those in homosexual marriages
False! Same-sex marriages are more satisfied!
T or F: Women are less happily married than men
True
What are some factors that lead to successful marriages?
Compatibility, flexible, positive attitudes, communication
Who’s healthiest in a marrige, men or women?
Men! (women hold them more accountable)
T or F: In early years of marriage relationship satisfaction goes down
True! This is when the honeymoon phase ends, children start to appear, etc.
Common problems in communication
Scapegoating (blaming someone else for our problem), Repression (hold feelings in), Denial (spin problems into something “positive”), Contempt (looking down on partner), Silent Treatment
Boomerang Generation
Young adults moving back into home after living away
Common areas of conflict in marriage
Money, housework, infidelity, children, internet/social media
T or F: Stronger marriages have a 5:1 ratio (5 positive interactions for every 1 negative)
True
What are convent marriages?
An optional marriage process. Essentially just makes it harder to divorce, only in 3 states
