Social and Emotional Development in Early Adulthood (Ch. 14) Flashcards

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1
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todays emerging adults have a stronger pluralistic orientation, which means ….

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disposition for living in a diverse society that promotes individual respect and equal opportunity

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2
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as globalization accelerates, so does

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emerging adulthood
gains in higher education
common global identity

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3
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helicopter parenting

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hover parents, comes out of love and affection but has negative affects

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4
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exposure to negative life events _______ development

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undermines

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5
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during Levison’s transition to early adulthood, most young people construct ….

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a dream (images of themselves in the adult world)

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dreams in men vs. women

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men - achievement-based/career
women - split between career and family

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second transition in Levison’s seasons of life

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people who were family focused become career focused and people who were career focused become family focused

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social clock

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age-graded expectations for major life events (ex. first job, marrying, buying a home, retiring, etc.)

has become more flexible in past decades

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9
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t/f: research/evidence supports opposites attract for romantic relationships

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false!

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10
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sternbergs triangular theory of love

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passion (physical)
intimacy (emotional)
commitment (cognitive)

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passion in sternbergs triangular theory of love

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companionate - warm affection and trusting the other

compassionate - concern for other’s well being shown through efforts

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12
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secure attachment in later adult relationships

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loving and caring, found and kept relationships

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13
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avoidant attachment in later adult relationships

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stressed independence and mistrusted partners

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14
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resistant attachment in later adult relationships

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wanted to merge totally with partner, quick to express fear/anger

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important feature of commitment

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constructive conflict resolution (listening, compromising and accepting responsibility)

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16
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japanese word “amae” means

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love; to depend on another’s benevolence

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traditional chinese interdependent views defines the self through

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role relationships (brother, sister, wife, son, etc.)

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18
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college students of asian heritage place less emphasis on ________ and more emphasis on ________

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physical attraction and deep emotion; companionship and practical matters

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19
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male friends like to _____ while female friends prefer to ______

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“do something together”; “just talk”

20
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_________ have the largest number of other-sex friendships

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highly educated employed women

21
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after marriage, other-sex friends decrease for ____ but continue to increase for ______

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men; women

22
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the family life cycle

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series of phases characterizing the development of most families around the world

23
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traditional vs. egalitarian marriages

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t - clear division in roles

e - partners relate as equals

24
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fathers are less likely than mothers to have

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social networks to access to learn about child rearing

25
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cohabitation

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lifestyle of unmarried couples who have sexually intimate relationship and share residence

26
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applicant race to employer call backs

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white applicants were accepted more than hispanic and hispanic more than black applicants

even when white applicants had a felony on application, they still were accepted more than hispanic and black applicants

27
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expressive vs. instrumental love

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e - expressing love, shakespearian, female dominated

i - activities like going to dinner or fixing something, male dominated

28
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styles of love (john alan lee)

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ludus
- thrill of the chase/game playing, rarely long term

eros
- passionate love, desire/physical intimacy

storge
- love out of friendship/friends to lovers

mania
- manic, possessive, chaos, stalking

pragma
- practical love, choosing someone b/c you think they will be good parents/good demographic/arranged marriages

agape
- spiritual love

29
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cohabitation

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living with a sexually intimate partner without being married

30
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this country had a greater percentage of cohabitation because it used to be law that you needed land to get married

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iceland

31
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in the US, cohabitation has become (more/less) acceptable

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more

32
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marriage vs. cohabitation key terms

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m: love, children, commitment

c: financial, convenient, test relationship

33
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cohabitation (doesn’t/does) have a substantial influence on later marital happiness

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doesn’t

34
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married people are more satisfied with relationship aspects such as

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parenting
chores
work/personal
communication
sex life

35
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3 marriage styles and their satisfaction scores

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traditional (men: +, women: + and -)
modern (men: +, women: mixed)
egalitarian (both men and women: +)

36
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modern marriage style

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believe treating each other as equals but not really

ex) when a child is sick, the mom is more likely to stay home -or- more likely to move for man’s job not woman’s

37
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problems with duel-earner marriage

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work overload/second shift syndrome
- women do job then come home to another job
work-family role conflict
- women feel guilty working over spending time with
kids

38
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in the past decades, women’s house work has _____ while men’s has ______

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decreased; increased

39
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who does more invisible work in relationships (remember birthdays, schedule appointments, etc.)?

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women!

40
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who experiences more work place interruptions

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women

41
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advantages of having children

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warmth and affection
stimulation and fun
community status
meaning to life
immortality
sense of accomplishment
personal growth
increase family resources

42
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disadvantages of having children

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loss of freedom
worries well being
interference with job
world is so unsafe
reduced time with partner
loss of privacy
fear that kids will turn out badly
financial strain

43
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average cost of raising a child with and without college

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w/: $300,000
w/o: $233,000

44
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what is an adjustment to parenthood that may decrease marital satisfaction?

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most couple become more traditional

45
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factors that influence marital satisfaction after children

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postponing childbearing
less traditional male gender roles
less isolation from extended family