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18 Cards in this Set
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Abusive Relationship |
A relationship that one partner displays aggressive behavior towards the other partner. |
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Assortative Mating |
A theory that people find partners based on their similarity to each other. |
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Battered Woman Syndrome |
A situation where a woman believes she cannot leave an abusive relationship and that she may even go so far as to kill her abuser. |
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Cohabitation |
Living with another person as part of a committed, intimate, sexual relationship. |
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Exchange Theory |
A theory of relationships based on the idea each partner contributes something to the relationship the other be hard-pressed to provide. |
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Familism |
Refers to the idea the well-being of the family takes precedence over the concerns of individual family members. |
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Filial Obligation |
The feeling that, as an adult child, one must care for one's parents. |
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Homogamy |
The notion similar interests and values are important in forming strong, lasting interpersonal relationships. |
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Kinkeeper |
The person who gathers family members together for celebrations and keeps them in touch with each other. |
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Marital Adjustment |
The degree spouses accommodate each other over a certain period of time. |
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Marital Quality |
The subjective evaluation of the couple's relationship on a number of different dimensions. |
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Marital Satisfaction |
A global assessment of one's marriage. |
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Marital Success |
An umbrella term referring to any marital outcome. |
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Marriage Education |
An approach based on the idea that the more coupes are prepared for marriage, the better the relationship will survive over the long run. |
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Married Singles |
Married couples who have grown apart but continue to live together. |
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Sandwich Generation |
Middle-aged adults caught between the competing demands of two generations: their parents and their children. |
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Socioemotional Selectivity |
A theory of relationships that argues social contact is motivated by a variety of goals, including information seeking, self-concept, and emotional regulation. |
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Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model |
A model that sees marital quality as a dynamic process resulting from the couple's ability to handle stressful events in the context of their particular vulnerabilities and resources. |
