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Parent-Arranged Marriage
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based on the principle that the elders in a community have the wisdom to select an appropriate spouse
More likely to base their decision on: economic, political, and social status considerations- to enhance to family's status and position through their choice Lineage and family status are (generally...) MORE IMPORTANT than love or affection |
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Couple-arranged marriage
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the couple's choice to get married and for whatever the reason may be
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Dating
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individual choice courtship
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Permissiveness
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refers to the extent to which couples are physically intimate before marriage
Having sex before married... |
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Double Standard
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Different standard of social and sexual standard for men and women
Men can have sex with several women; women cannot. Lame! |
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Mating Gradient
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tendency of women to date men that are better educated or more successful than they are
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Sex Ratio
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indicates the relationship of the number of men and number of women of a given age
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Endogamy
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culturally prescribed practice or tradition of choosing a mate from one's own group
Ethnic, religious, socio-economic, age, etc.... |
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Exogamy
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choosing one's mate from outside of one's group
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Has the number of black-white marriages increased or decreased since 1970?
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INCREASED!
1970: 65,000 2005: 422,000 Nearly 2/3rds black male-white female Nearly 1/3 white male- black female |
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Homogamy
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tendency to marry someone of the same ethnic group, educational level, socio-economic status and religion and values
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Complementary Needs theory (Winch's theory)
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assumes that opposites attract! people are attracted to someone whose personality compliments their own
Not very much support to back this theory up. |
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Stimulus Value Role Theory:
SVR |
Stimulus
Value Complementarity Role Complementarity |
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1) Stimulus (magnet)
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People are ATTRACTED to each other initially by a particular stimulus- such as attractive physique or popularity
Stimulus = magnetism |
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VALUE Complementarity
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successful stimulus stage, then begin to advance to the value stage of the relationship; assess COMPATIBILITY of their basic beliefs and values.
Conversational mode; religion, political views, attitudes toward money, work, people. |
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3) ROLE Complementarity
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Discussing how they will establish a cooperative role relationship
Discover each other's feelings and behaviors in terms of power and authority |
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Reiss's Wheel Theory of Love: FOUR COMPONENTS (RSMI)
R S-r M-d I-n-f |
Rapport
Self-revelation Mutual Dependency Intimacy need fufillment |
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1) Rapport
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process of communication in which two people develop understanding and a sense of closeness.
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2) Self-revelation (two-way street)
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disclosing of personal information about oneself
Rapport encourages this... |
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3) Mutual Dependency
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a relationship in which each person wants and needs the other person.
Takes time and can change over time Encouraged by self-revelation |
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What components surround the wheel theory of love?
(inner ring) L->RC->SCB (outmost ring) |
*From inner (closest to center) to outer (farthest from center)
1) Love 2)Role Conceptions 3) Social-Cultural Background |
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Incidence of reported violence is ____% for women and ____% for men in dating relationships
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25% for women
10% for men |
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Between 1970 and 2008, the # of unmarried couples living together increased almost ____ fold from 500,000 to _____ million
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14 FOLD
6.8 Million!! |
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Among cohabitating couples, about ____ or ____% had never been married, about _____ or ____% had been divorced and the rest were widowed
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About HALF or 54%= never married
About one-THIRD or 37%= divorced Rest were widowed |
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Majority of marriages are preceded by cohabitation: ___to___% for FIRST marriages and up to ___to___% for remarriages
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FIRST MARRIAGES: 60-75%
REMARRIAGES: 80-85% |
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What two aspects are related to the rate of cohabitation?
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Age and individual's parents' marriage
Individuals from divorced families are more likely to cohabitate |
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What are the median ages for age when married?
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MEDIAN AGE:
25.6 for women 27.5 for males |
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Although divorce rates have declined since 1980, so have....
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MARRIAGE RATE! :( By 50%
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Types of Cohabitation:
L (Charlie Brown!) E (Mariah Carey) C (Clod and the pebble) T (microphone) |
Linus Blanket
Emancipation Convenience Testing |
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4) Intimacy need fulfillment
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the satisfaction one receives from having personal needs fulfilled
Leads to greater intimacy! :) |
