Exam 10: Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships

In a conflict-habituated marriage,the partners were deeply in love when they married but over time they stay married out of obligation rather than love.

When Mike and Julie were first married,they spent much of their time together and had a strong,satisfying sex life.As time passed,they continued to spend time together-raising the children,entertaining,or meeting community responsibilities-but they did so out of a sense of obligation rather than out of joy.Make and Julie's marriage may best be characterized as

Consistently,men report being less happily married than women.

In the process of identity bargaining,the newly married partners must modify their idealized expectations and deal with the realities of living together.

As more spouses and partners collaborate in child rearing,

This Anglo-Saxon word meant the groom's payment for the bride to her father,in other words,purchase of a woman.

Using their typology,Cuber and Harroff determined that the majority of couples had utilitarian marriages,or marriages that appeared to be based on convenience.

Which of the following is not one of the adjustments that couples must make in the early years of their marriage?

When a listener gives encouragement,she/he is giving __________ support.

Which of the following statements concerning the empty nest syndrome is FALSE?

One function of engagement is to give both partners a chance to become better acquainted with their future in-laws.

Positive communication patterns include generalizing rather than being specific.

Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning American's self-reports of marital happiness?

The one negative health factor for married men is that they tend to

A major goal of effective communication is getting one's spouse or partner to understand how they are supposed to feel or behave.

Wives tend to encourage behaviors that prolong life,such as their husbands' getting regular medical checkups.Consequently,the text observes that many married men enjoy "__________" because wives provide nurturing and companionship.

In this type of marriage,partners participate in each other's lives at all levels and have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility.Spouses may even work together or share projects,friends,and outside interests.

In this type of marriage,partners' lives are closely intertwined.They spend a great deal of time together,resolve conflict through compromise,and often make sacrifices for each other.They consider sex important and pleasurable.When a disagreement occurs,it is over a specific issue and is quickly resolved.

The formalized recognition that a couple will marry is called a(n)

Which of the following is NOT a reason some couples live in LAT (living apart together)relationships?