Types of Marriages
Marraige Terms
Mate Selection Theory
Dating Terms and Theory
Divorce
100
Senior family members exercise a great degree of control over the choice of their children's spouses
What is an arranged marriage?
100
A series of monogamous sexual relationships
What is serial monogamy?
100
Describes how individuals are attracted to those who have a similar social background (leisure interests and role preferences etc.).
What is social homogamy?
100
Process in mate selection that allowed for individuals to win the afection of someone to whom they are attracted
What is courtship?
100
Declaration by the court that the marriage was never effective
What is an annulment?
200
A man may have more than one wife at the same time
What is polygyny?
200
The payment, in the form of money, land, or household items, given to a bride by the bride's family to help her set up her new home
What is a dowry?
200
Perceptions of an ideal mate are formed from pleasant experiences with other individuals in childhood, usually a person's family
What is ideal mate theory?
200
Mating theory in the form of a triangle of intimacy, passion, and commitment
Who is a Sternberg?
200
High expectations, lack of communication skills, infidelity, and conflist over money are only some of these
What are the causes of divorce?
300
Having more than one husband at a time
What is polyandry?
300
The situation in which unmarried individuals live together as "husband" and "wife."
What is cohabitation?
300
Lack of fidelity or loyalty; an act of sexual unfaithfulness
What is infidelity?
300
Before any divorce can be granted a mandatory task is needed by any married couple, what is it?
What is a separation for 12 month?
400
Males wield the power and are the primary decision makers
What is a patriarchal marriage?
400
Restricted to one mate
What is monogamy?
400
Intermarriage marriage between two partners from different backgrounds
What is hetergomy?
400
Suggests that people use a filtering system that reduces the field of potential mates. Filter theories are sometimes called process theories.
Who is Murstein?
400
Becasuse divorce became more acceptable as women started gaining equal opportunities socially, politically and economically.
What is the laws of divorce started to change?
500
A marriage based on friendship, shared lifestyle and the assumption of romantic love
What is companionate marriage?
500
When individuals are attracted to each other, falll in love and decide to marry
What is free choice marriage?
500
Tendency to select partners from those geographically near
What is propinquity?
500
Revolve around the notion that individuals attempt to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs to achieve the most favorable outcome.
What is exchange theory?
500
A divorce in which the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party.
What is no fault divorce?
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