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single

a person who has never married, is divorced, or widowed

voluntary temporary singles



unmarried adults who are delaying marriage while pursuing education or establishing career

voluntary stable singles



unmarried adults who desire a single lifestyle

involuntary temporary singles

singles actively searching for a mate but have not yet found a suitable one

involuntary stables singles

unmarried singles who can expect to be single for life even if they may not want to be

female friendships

more intimate, relationship focused

male friendships

less intimate, activity focused

cross sex friendships

more common today; may be complicated with tensions

calling

a young man visiting in a woman's home

dating

occur in social settings outside of the home; may occur in pairs or groups

cohabitating

committed couples who are living together but are not married

homogamy

people who are similar in social class, ethnicity, and values

propinquity

geographic closeness

pool of eligibles

the pool of people in which we are able to choose mates

cohabitation is linked to:

unhappy marriages, more likely to divorce, shorter relationships

selection effect

characteristics of the person are more important than cohabitation itself

experience effect

the experience of one or more cohabitions is important

lesbian couples

have the most equal and less sexualized than both heterosexual and homosexual relationships

love

- a strong affecting for another rising from kinship and personal ties


- attraction based on sexual desires


- affection based on common interests, benevolence, and admiration

who did not associate love with marriage?

- ancient greek and roman mythology


- early Christianity

12th century middle ages love

precursors to our notion of romantic love in marriage

feminization of love

19th century association with love being the private work of woman in the home, namely, nurturing and caring for family memories

industrial revolution

men go to work and experience the stresses of labor outside the home

romantic love

love that comes with excitement, passion, melodrama; receives media attention

companionate love

love that grows over time, based on strong commitment, friendship, and trust

limerance

very intense emotions experienced in the early formations of attachment to an individual

sociobiology

theory that humans have an inscintictive impulse to pass on their genetic material

biochemical perspectives on love

humans are attracted to certain types of people which makes the brain release chemicals that give us a rush known as sexual attraction

attachment theory

that way infants form early attachments in life will effect their relationships throughout life

secure attachment

infants feel safe when their mothers are out of sight

anxious/ambivalent attachment

infants become nervous when parents leave the room and may show rejection when they come back

avoidant attachment

infants show little attachment to their primary parent

sternbergs triangular theory of love

intimacy, passion, commitment; formed eight types of love based on this

intimacy

closeness and sharing

passion

intense physical and emotional drive

commitment

decision to be in a relationship

eros

passionate, strong physical attraction

storge

companionate, trust, respect, mutual love

pragma

practical, sensible

ludus

playful, carefree, casual

agape

altruistic, kind, patient

mania

obsessive, possessive, intense

Reises Wheel Theory

based on personality need fulfillment, rapport, self revelation, and mutual dependance

rapport

building relationships based on mutual trust and respect

self revelation

sharing intimate information about one's self



mutual dependancy

desire to spend more time together

personality need fulfillment

satisfy a majority of each others emotional needs

legitimate needs

needs that arise in the present rather than deficits accumulated in the past


ex: emotional support, understanding, sexual sharing

illegitimate needs

needs arise from feelings of self doubt and worthlessness, inadequacy; may be from hurts in the past

martyring

trying to maintain a relationship by ignoring ones own legitimate needs and trying to fulfill or satisfy all of the partners needs

manipulating

seeking to control the feelings, attitudes, and behaviors of your partner

sex

biological characteristics determined at birth

gender

culturally defined attitudes and behaviors associated with and expected of the genders (what it means to be masculine vs feminine)

gender role

expectations about genders created by society; does not always correspond with one's sex

gender identity

the degree to which a person defines themselves as masculine or feminine based on society's definition of gender roles

socialization

the process in which society influences members to internalize attitudes, beliefs, and values; expectations

sexual scripts

societal norms and rules regarding sex

standards of non marital sex

abstinence, permissiveness with/without affection, traditional/modern double standard

between ages 2 and 5

children curious about genitals, touch their own, play doctor, observe others, touch mothers breasts

when do children peek sexually

at age 5, then declines and manifests again at around 11 or 12

why are children maturing sexually earlier than before?

puberty, hormones, hormones in meat, media, better nutrition

sensitization

recognizing that one may be homosexual

identity confusion

feeling conflicted about homosexual idenity

identity assumption

sharing with close friends and family that one is homosexual

(homosexual) commitment

openly living a homosexual lifestyle

consequences of sex

pregnancy and abortion, teen parenthood, STD's ( cant cure hpv or hsv)

habituation

decreased interest in sex because more access to sex partner and predictability of sexual activity over time

communication

exchanging and interpreting ideas and feelings

transactional

communication is exchanging information

communicator

the person who creates and sends the message; what we wear, facial expressions, tone of voice

message

unit of information transmitted between the sender and receiver; prepared and encoded by the communicator

medium

the way the message is presented to the recipient; text message, talking, note, email

recipient

the receiver of the message; interprets the message based on personality, life experiences, relational content

Jon Gottman

found that fighting or arising complaints is one of the healthiest things a couple can do for their relationship; better to deal with conflict then ignore/hide

solvable

conflict or problem that has a solution; ex: cutting the grass

perpetual

conflict or problem that can never be solved; ex: having children

passive agression

when someone expresses anger at someone indirectly; critisim, nagging, sabotage

sabotage

when a partner tries to ruin/ spoil or undermine an activity the other has planned

displacement

a person directs anger at the people or things that the other cherishes

contempt

intent to insult or abuse partner emotionally; rolling your eyes, mocking

criticism

attacking personality rather than the specific behavior

defensiveness

protecting yourself from perceived attack will escalate an argument

stonewalling

refusing to listen to partners complaints or stories (physically and emotionally)

belligerence

provocative behavior that challenges partners power and authority; "what are you gonna do about it?"



report talk

aimed mainly at conveying information; common for men

rapport talk

speaking to gain or reinforce intimacy; women

DOMA 1996

declaring marriage to be a legal union of one man and one woman, allowed states to refuse reciprocacy in same sex marriages, but DOMA was overturned in 2013

marriage

a close intimate union, relationship between husband and wife

parallel relationship pattern

assume traditional roles, little intimacy, live parallel lives

interactional pattern

partners expect companionship and intimacy, strong communication

homogamy

spouses share social characteristics such as social class, race, ethnicity, age, religion, education

heterogamy

spouses do not share social characteristics, race, religion, etc.

endogamy

married within one's specific cultural group



exogamy

married outside of one's specific cultural group

peer marriages

spouses consider themselves to have an equal standing in power in the relationship

near peer marriage

equality is important but the man does less than 40% of domestic tasks

traditional marriages

man holds more authority in the relationship, and both spouses were satisfied with this arrangement

conflict habituated

constant battle over almost everything

devitalized

married over several years

passive congenial

partners never expected emotional closeness

vital

being together and sharing major joys in life

total

almost everything is done happily together

marriage premise

couples acceptance to work hard to ensure that the relationship continues; expectations of permanence and primariness

reasons for infidelity

novelty, workplace friendships, revenge, homosexual relationship, absence from partner, marital/sexual dissatisfaction

pronatalist bias

having children is taken for granted, whereas not having children should be justified

structural anti- natalism

our values, laws, and employment policies are inimical to children and disastrous to committed parents

total fertility rate

average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime

general fertility rate

number of children born per 1000 women ages 15-44

crude fertility rate

number of children born per 1000 population

opportunity

the economic opportunities for wage earnings and investments that parents forgo when rearing children