Cfd Chapter 9

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Average age of marriage for men and women

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26.7 and 25.1

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Percentage of adults eventually marrying

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90-95%

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Peter Stein’s Types of single hood

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Voluntary temporary, voluntary permanent, involuntary temporary and involuntary permanent

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Voluntary temporary singles

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-never married
-previously married and now divorced or widowed
-not opposed to marriage, just not currently looking for a mate bc not priority
-may delay marriage to pursue education or career goals

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Voluntary permanent singles

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-choose deliberately to be single/unmarried permanently
-include never-marrieds, those divorced and no intention of remarrying
-cohabiting individuals, gay and lesbian couples, priests and nuns

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Involuntary temporary singles

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-singles who want to be married and seeking mate
-never married, previously married, divorced, widowed
-single never married parents

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Involuntary permanent singles

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-singles who wanted to marry but didn’t find a mate
-never married, divorced or widowed individuals
-come to accept unmarried status

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Never-married singles

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-not married, may or may not live alone, and may have intimate partner

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Percentages of white men/women single

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26% and 19%

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Percentage of black men/women single

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40% and 38%

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Social and emotional characteristics

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-never married man tend to experience poorer health and higher rates of suicide than married men
-never married women tend to better organize and manage their lives than unmarried men
-young unmarried men and women are typically well educated and have high-status careers and jobs. 82% of all never-marrieds have a high school diploma and 23% have at least a bachelor’s degree
-later in life, never married women are more likely to be economically disadvantaged than older, married women

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Urban tribe

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-refers to mixed-gender circles of friends who are the primary social support system for singles

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Divorce rate

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Between 40 and 50%

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Reasons to wed

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-companionship, desire to have children, desire to be happy, desire for financial security/money, convenience/the partner as a “habit”, dependence on the other, fear of contracting HIV/AIDS

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Pair bond

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Two people emotionally bonded to one another, characterizes the couple’s union. Ultimately provides a new identity for a couple and subsequent roles they will play in their marriage and society at large

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Brown’s 5 specific social dimensions of marriage

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1. Marriage as an organizer of natural desires
-sex drives, urges to bear children, security needs
2. Marriage as a social good
-healthy marriages and families are essential to healthy, productive society
-collectivist needs of society put before individualistic
3. Marriage as a communicative reality
4. Marriage as sacrament and covenant
5. Marriage as a legal contract

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Covenant marriage agreements

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Legally binding contracts between marriage partners that spell out conditions under which couples can divorce or separate

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Specialization

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Each spouse can take on tasks and concentrate on those things they do well

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Instrumental support

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Husband and wife both boost the well-being, productivity, and career of their spouse

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Stability

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Allows men to mature, more likely to find a job and think toward future

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status

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Employers tend to pay married men and women at a higher rate

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conjugal role

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culturally defined, culturally assigned set of behaviors (like behaviors related to housekeeping, childrearing, and work outside the home) each spouse is expected to carry out

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managing the house and the money
(3 primary factors)

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1. gender socialization
2. abilities and expertise
3. power and control

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heterogamous

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partnering with someone who is dissimilar to you in one or more dimensions, such as race, ethnic and religious backgrounds, age, political ideology, socioeconomic status, and values systems and beliefs

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interracial couple

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partners are of different races

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miscegenation

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term used in mid 1800s to describe the "mixed race" offspring produced by interracial couples

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factors that affect those who intermarry

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1. opportunities for social contacts
2. educational attainment
3. immigration status
4. region of residence

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interfaith marriage

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when people of different religious faiths marry

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intrafaith marriages

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marriages in which individuals adhere to the same religion but may have different beliefs or follow different traditions within that faith

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premarital couple typologies

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1. vitalized couples
2. harmonious couples
3. traditional couples
4. conflicted couples

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vitalized couples

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-high levels of overall relationship satisfaction
-high levels of comfort self-disclosing and sharing feelings
-high levels of satisfaction expressing affection and sexuality
-emphasis on religion
-egalitarian (equal) roles

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harmonious couples

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-unrealistic views of marriage
-moderate levels of relationship satisfaction
-relative satisfaction with a partner's personality
-the ability to resolve conflict and feel comfortable with their levels of self-disclosure
-lack of emphasis on religion

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traditional couples (premarital)

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-moderate levels of relationship dissatisfaction
-strength in decision making and planning
-realistic views of marriage
-a bit of dissatisfaction with a partner's personality and habits
-unlikelihood of cohabiting before marriage

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conflicted couples

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-dissatisfaction with a partner's personality
-communication problems
-difficulties in participating in joint activities
-difficulty relating to a partner's family and friends
-difficulty in their sexual relationship

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couple types

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1. traditional couple (married)
2. independents
3. separates
4. mixed

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traditional couple (married)

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adhere to conventional beliefs about marriage

-interdependent on relationship and prefer to be less independent and self-sufficient

-emphasis on self-disclosing and sharing

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independents

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value closeness, companionship sharing, and self disclosure

-not as conventional in beliefs about marriage

-competitiveness
-lower levels of satisfaction than traditional

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separates

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less willing to relinquish their autonomy than those in traditional and independent

-lower levels of self disclosure and sharing thus psychological distance

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mixed

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spouses differ in marital types. one spouse may have expectations and characteristics of a traditional couple but other has individual cou-ple type

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relational expectancies

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key factors in marital satisfaction and longevity of their marriage

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social expectations model

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developed by mary levitt

illustrates how spouses' expectations of marital relationships are based on past relationship interactions with the spouse