Exam 9: Power, decision Making, and Communication

Which of the following principles can be helpful in coping positively with the need for control?

Therapy appears to be more successful for ______ couples than for couples with other power patterns.

The more we need someone's affection,the _____ power we have.

Power bestowed by society on men and women as their right according to social prescriptions is referred to as intimate power.

According to the text,the two basic ways that people exert the power they have is by either ______ or ______.

Which of the following does your text say to be true regarding the exercise of power?

In a study examining men's ideas about the woman's place in the family,the belief that women preferred to stay at home and that the woman's career was secondary to her job as a wife and mother was held by:

In general,couples in which both people are high revealers are more compatible than are couples in which both are low revealers or pairs that differ in the level of disclosure.

How can being employed affect a married woman's decision-making power in the family?

Those with the greatest relational power also report higher levels of self-esteem.

A woman in a female-dominated relationship may be demanding because she wants:

A 1999 study showed that women who were the breadwinners in a family felt _____.

Studies of the relationship between power and marriage satisfaction have consistently shown that female-dominant couples are,on the whole: