Chapter 9 Family Processes

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infancy stage

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trust versus mistrust

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toddler

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autonomy versus shame, doubt

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early childhood

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initiative versus guilt

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school-age

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industry versus inferiority

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adolescence

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identity versus role confusion

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young adulthood

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generativity versus self-absorption

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maturity

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integrity versus despair

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WHAT DOES FAMILY LIFE CYCLE LOOK AT

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PERSPECTIVE THAT USES A DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK TO LOOK AT HOW FAMILIES CHANGE OVER TIME BOTH IN TERMS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND ON TERMS OF THE ROLES THEY PLAY

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LIST 8 STAGES OF FAMILY-LIFE CYCLE

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BEGINNING FAMILIES
CHILDBEARING FAMILIES
FAMILIES WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
FAMIIES WITH ADOLESCENTS
FAMILIES AS LAUNCHING CENTERS
FAMILIES IN THE MIDDLES YEARS
AGING FAMILIES

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LIST VARIATIONS OF THE TRADITIONAL LIFE CYCLE

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1. DISABLED
2. ADOPTIVE
3. GAY
4. LESBIAN
5. ETHNIC, IMMIGRANT
6. SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
7. STEP-FAMILIES

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WHAT DOES THE RELATIONSHIP THAT PRECEDE MARRIAGE OFTEN PREDICT?

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MARITAL SUCCESS BECAUSE MARITAL PATTERNS EMERGE DURING THESE TIMES.

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LIST 3 PREMARITAL FACTORS THAT CORRELATED WITH MARITAL SUCCESS INCLUDE:

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1. BACKROUND FACTORS SUCH AS AGE AT MARRIAGE, LENGTH OF COURTSHIP, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, AND CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT
2. PERSONALITY FACTORS
3. RELATIONSHIP FACTORS
SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, SELF-DISCLOSURE, AND INTERDEPENDENCE

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WHAT STARTS THE FORMAL DATING PATTERN?

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ENGAGEMENT

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WHAT DOES THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS DUE?

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PREPARES THE COUPLE FOR MARRIAGE BY INVOLVING THEM IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE REALITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE
2. INVOLVES FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THE COUPLE
3. STRENGTHENS THE COUPLE AS A SOCIAL UNIT

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WHAT KIND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES MUST A COUPLE BEGIN TO LOOK AT DURING THE ENGAGEMENT?

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1. ANXIETY - AN UNEASINESS COMES TO THE SURFACE WHEN YOU DECIDE TO MARRY

2. MATURATION AND DEPENDENCY NEEDS - BEGINS TO QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO MARRY AND TO BE INTERDEPENDENT

3. LOSSES - OR REGRET OVER WHAT YOU GIVE UP BY MARRYING SUCH AS FREEDOM TO DATE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONLY YOURSELF

4. PARTNER CHOICE - WORRY ABOUT IF HE OR SHE IS THE RIGHT ONE

5. GENDER-ROLE CONFLICTS - DISAGREEMENT OVER APPROPRIATE MALE/FEMALE ROLES

6. IDEALIZATION AND DISILLUSIONMENT - BELIEVES THAT YOUR PARTNER IS PERFECT AND NOW BECOMES DISENCHANTED WHEN SHE OR HE IS DISCOVERED TO BE MERELY HUMAN
7. MARITAL EXPECTATIONS - THE MARRIAGE WILL BE BLISSFUL AND CONFLICT FREE AND THAT YOUR PARTNER WILL BE ENTIRELY UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR NEED

8. SELF KNOWLEDGE - UNDERSTANDING OF SELF TO INCLUDE WEAKNESS AND STRENGTHS

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WHERE DOES THE 1ST STAGE BEGIN?

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START IN COURTSHIP

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TRUE OR FALSE
AMERICANS ARE WAITING LONGER TO MARRY TODAY THAN IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS?

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TRUE

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THE INCREASE OF AGE AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGE RESULTS IN THE COUPLE TO HAVE (4) AREAS ?

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1. INCREASE MATURITY
2. INCREASE INDEPENDENCE
3. INCREASE WORK EXPERIENCE
4. EDUCATION

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TRUE OR FALSE: DOES THE NOTION THAT MARRIAGE WILL CHANGE A PERSON?

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FALSE THIS IS A DANGEROUS MYTH

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BACKROUND FACTORS THAT APPEAR TO MARITAL HAPPINESS?

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1. AGE OF THE MARRIAGE
2. LENGTH OF COURTSHIP
3. LEVEL OF EDUCATION
4. CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT

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THE TENDENCY OF NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES TO OVERLOOK PROBLEMS INCLUDING COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS

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HONEYMOON EFFECT
(LAST DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE)

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TRUE OR FALSE
DOES NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS HAVE AN AFFECT ON THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE

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FALSE

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HOW LONG IS THE CURRENT ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

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12-18 MONTHS

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LIST FOUR FUNCTIONS OF ENGAGEMENT?

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1. SIGNIFIES A COMMITMENT OT MARRIAGE AND HELPS DEFINE THE GOAL OF THE RELATIONSHIP AS MARRIAGE

2. PREPARES THE COUPLE FOR MARRIAGE BY REQUIRING THEM TO THINK ABOUT THE REALITIES OF EVERYDAY MARRIED LIFE
3. BEGINNING OF KINSHIP BEGINS TO BE TREATED AS FAMILY

4. STRENGTHEN THEM AS A COUPLE AND BEGINS TO BE SEEN AS A SOCIAL UNIT

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WHAT FUNCTION OF ENGAGEMENT IS NOT A PART OF COHABITATION

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IS NOT A PART OF KINSHIP

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WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE BEGINNING OF THE CONTEMPORARY FAMILY LIFE CYCLE?

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COHABITATION

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IF ONE OF THE PARTNER HAS A BAD CHILDHOOD WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE MARRIAGE?

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CHANGES THAT THE MARRIAGE WILL FAIL

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IN SOCIOLOGY WHAT IS THE RITE OF PASSAGE

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MARRIAGE
THE WEDDING

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SIGNIFIES A MOVEMENT FROM ONE STAGE TO ANOTHER AND FROM ONE STATE OF LIFE TO ANOTHER

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WEDDING OR MARRIAGE

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WHEN DOES THE BEGINNING MARRIAGE END?

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BIRTH OF THE FIRST CHILD

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WHEN ONE GETS MARRIED ROLES CHANGE?

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SIGNIFIES THE END OF CHILD TO ADULTHOOD. BEGINS TO PAY CAR NOTE, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY CHANGES

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LIST FOUR FUNCTIONS OF ENGAGEMENT?

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1. SIGNIFIES A COMMITMENT OT MARRIAGE AND HELPS DEFINE THE GOAL OF THE RELATIONSHIP AS MARRIAGE

2. PREPARES THE COUPLE FOR MARRIAGE BY REQUIRING THEM TO THINK ABOUT THE REALITIES OF EVERYDAY MARRIED LIFE
3. BEGINNING OF KINSHIP BEGINS TO BE TREATED AS FAMILY

4. STRENGTHEN THEM AS A COUPLE AND BEGINS TO BE SEEN AS A SOCIAL UNIT

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WHAT FUNCTION OF ENGAGEMENT IS NOT A PART OF COHABITATION

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IS NOT A PART OF KINSHIP

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WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE BEGINNING OF THE CONTEMPORARY FAMILY LIFE CYCLE?

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COHABITATION

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IF ONE OF THE PARTNER HAS A BAD CHILDHOOD WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE MARRIAGE?

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CHANGES THAT THE MARRIAGE WILL FAIL

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IN SOCIOLOGY WHAT IS THE RITE OF PASSAGE

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MARRIAGE
THE WEDDING

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BEGINNING MARRIAGE ENDS WHEN

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AT THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CHILD

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WEDDING SYMBOLIZES WHAT

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COUPLES' COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER

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WHAT ROLES DO THE COUPLE TAKE ON?

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MAN AND WOMAN

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FIRST TIME MARRIAGE WHAT DOES MARRIAGE SIGNIFIES

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A MAJOR STEP INTO ADULTHOOD

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WEDDING IS WHAT

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THE RITE OF PASSAGE

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THE EXCHANGING OF RINGS

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TRUST
UNITY
TIMELESSNESS BECAUSE A RING HAS NO BEGINNING AND NO END

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NOT WEARING A WEDDING RING IS WHAT

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GIVES A SYMBOLIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE MARRIAGE

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THE HONEYMOON TRADITION ENSURES WHAT

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FERTILITY

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ACCOUNTS FOR 1/3 OF ALL WEDDINGS?

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CIVIL WEDDINGS

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THE CENTRAL MEANING OF A WEDDING IS THAT IT SYMBOLIZES WHAT?

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1. A PROF0UND LIFE TRANSITION
2. PARTNERS TAKE ON MARITAL ROLES
3. MAJOR STEP INTO ADULTHOOD
4. MAJOR RITE OF PASSAGE
5. LEAVE THEIR SINGLE HOOD BEHIND
6. NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OTHER

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TRADITIONAL MARITAL ROLES HAVE FOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HUSBAND/WIFE RESPONSIBILITIES?

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1. HUSBAND HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD
2. HUSBAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THE FAMILY
3. WIFE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOMESTIC WORK
4. WIFE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD BEARING

THESE ARE CHANGING IN SEVERAL WAYS IN CONTEMPORARY MARRIAGES

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WHY DO WE HAVE MARITAL TASKS?

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TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE MARRIAGE

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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLETE THE MARITAL TASKS?

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MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DURATION OF MARRIAGE EFFECT

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WHAT IS THE ACCUMULATION OVER TIME OF VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS UNRESOLVED GRIEF, POOR COMMUNICATION, GRIEVANCES, ROLE OVERLOAD, HEAVY WORK LOADS

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DURATION-OF-MARRIAGE EFFECT

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LIST THE MARITAL TASKS?

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ESTABLISHING MARITAL AND FAMILY ROLES
PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARTNER
ADJUSTING PERSONAL HABITS
NEGOTIATING GENDER ROLES
MAKING SEXUAL ADJUSTMENTS
ESTABLISHING FAMILY AND EMPLOYMENT PRIORITIES
DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS
MANAGING BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MATTERS
ESTABLISH KIN RELATIONSHIPS
PARTICIPATING IN THE LARGER COMMUNITY

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WHAT HAPPENS IF TASKS ARE AVOIDED OR UNDERTAKEN IN A SELFISH OR RIGID MANNER

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CONFLICT AND MARITAL DISSATISFACTION

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IT MARRIAGE TASKS ARE TAKEN IN A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND COOPERATION

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MARRIAGES HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR MARITAL GROWTH, RICHNESS, AND CONNECTION

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH PEOPLE ADJUST THEIR IDEALIZED PRECONCEPTIONS OF MARRIAGE TO THE REALITY OF THEIR PARTNER'S PERSONALITY AND TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR MARRIAGE?

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IDENTITY BARGINING

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LIST THE 3 STEP PROCESS OF IDENTITY BARGAINING

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PERSON MUST IDENTIFY WITH THE ROLE

PERSON MUST BE TREATED BY THE OTHER AS IF HE OR SHE FULFILLS THE ROLE'

BOTH PEOPLE MUST NEGOTIATE CHANGES IN EACH OTHERS ROLE

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WHAT IS A CRITICAL TASK IN EARLY MARRIAGE

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TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES WITH FAMILIES AND HOW MUCH INFLUENCE THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIENTATION MAY HAVE

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THE CRITICAL TASK IS TO FORM A FAMILY ?

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THAT IS INTERDEPENDENT, RATHER THAN TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT

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Researchers have found that _________ and ________ explain why marital satisfaction declines soon after marriage.
a. the duration of marriage effect; having children
b. the honeymoon effect; gender role attitude changes
c. employment demands; the honeymoon
d. extramarital affairs; having children

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B the honeymoon effect; gender role attitude changes

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The key factor affecting the developmental stages of the family life cycle is:
a. None of these choices.
b. the presence of children.
c. the ages of the husband and wife.
d. the birth order of children.

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PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

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According to Cate and Lloyd (1992) the premarital factors that predict marital success include all of the following except:
a. relationship.
b. background.
c. cohabitation.
d. personality.

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C

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Psychological issues which typically need to be dealt with during engagement include all of the following except:
a. identity bargaining.
b. self-knowledge.
c. partner-choice.
d. disillusionment.

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A

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The change in one's identity from that of an autonomous individual to that of the partner in a couple describes that ________ marriage station.
a. emotional
b. community.
c. coparental.
d. psychic.

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D

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Marital tasks include all of the following except:
a. establishing employment priorities.
b. establishing kin relationships.
c. getting involved in the larger community.
d. establishing personality changes.

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D

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The interactional process of role adjustment is called .

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IDENTY BARGINING