Successful Marriages
Myth or Fact:
There is solely a “one-and-only” for you, an ideal mate for whom you have to search far and wide so that you can have the perfect match.
Myth
An interactive process, using symbols such as words and gestures, that includes both sending and receiving messages.
Communication
Many women are having (more/less) children than ever before.
Less
Name a reason people have children
Experience of happiness in a family
Personal fulfillment
Personal and family legacy
Personal status
Religious beliefs
Social expectations
The chance a woman would get married in the US was 95% in the 1980s and has since declined to what chance?
(Hint: 75 > 95)
90%
T/F:
In the first year after marriage, time spent talking with each other decreases
True
Is single parenthood more or less of a problem in other countries compared to the US?
Less, because there are a variety of means of social support for single parents in other countries
Who is more likely (men/women) to make more career adjustments and sacrifices when it comes to child care?
Women
Name a common expectation of marriage
Marriage will last
The spouse will be faithful
It will make them happy and fulfilled
Name 3 forms of destructive communication
Odering
Threatening
Moralizing
Lecturing
Ridiculing
Analyzing
Interrogating
What is the cost of raising a child from birth to 18?
~ $234,000
Marriage is more beneficial to: men/women/neither?
Neither
The top quality both men and women look for in a partner.
Mutual attraction/love
An honest revealing of oneself to another person that enhances both satisfaction and the feeling of intimacy
Self-disclosure
Name the three parenting styles
BONUS: 100 extra points for each definition of parenting style
Authoritarian: Controlling and severe punishments, parents are perceived as rejecting
Permissive: Little control, encourage children to make own decisions with minimal constraints
Authoritative: Set boundaries while showing affection
How many countries provide family allowances?
(Hint: 75 > 100)
88