Exam 12: Gender

Penelope is describing her marriage of 15 years: "My husband and I were eating breakfast the other day.Neither of us was talking,both of us just reading and thinking our own thoughts.But it was a very comfortable silence,and I love it!" What aspect of their relationship does this illustrate?

Results from a recent study linking adults' current attachment styles with other aspects of their lives have shown that adults with avoidant and anxious attachment styles tend to be:

Adults' expectations about their roles as parents:

Which aspect of love becomes increasingly important to the young adult?

List three relationship characteristics in adults that are associated with a secure attachment styles with a romantic partner.

In which country is cohabitation virtually universal before marriage?

This theorist proposed a triarchic theory of love.

Identify five common negative effects of separation and divorce on both women and men.

Researchers (and regular people)have defined love in many different ways.Which of the following dimensions tend to be included in most definitions of love?

The major change in the last 60 years that has increased the fragility of marriages is:

When couples divorce in the United States,they do so during which years of marriage?

Which of the following is NOT a reason to help explain why remarried adults have higher divorce rates?

A type of love that is characterized by an individual's desire to have the other person near and to share a deep,caring relationship with the other person.

According to the triarchic theory of love,this type of love includes passion and commitment,but does not include (or is low on)intimacy.