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Q: How is marriage defined?
A: The emotional and legal commitment of two people to share emotional and physical intimacy, tasks, resources, and values
Q: What are the three ways of engaging loved ones?
A: Reaching, anxiously demanding, and distance.
Q: What is “reaching” in relationships?
A: A healthy way of seeking connection through calm, open communication.
Q: What is “anxiously demanding”?
A: Seeking closeness through pressure, guilt, or criticism due to fear of abandonment.
Q: What is “distance”?
A: Withdrawing emotionally or physically to avoid conflict or closeness.
🟦 MONEY & THE FAMILY SYSTEM
Q: How do money problems affect the family system?
A: They are very stressful, affect the entire family, and contribute to divorce.
Q: Why does money often cause marital conflict?
A: It is taboo, used for control or power, involves different spending styles, lack of budgeting, and financial secrets.
Q: What is the correlation between money and marital happiness?
A: Less financial stress is associated with greater marital happiness, though it depends on the couple.
Q: Who typically experiences more financial stress in marriage?
A: Men, due to feeling responsible for providing.
🟦 PARENTHOOD & FAMILY LIFE
Q: What is a major challenge of parenthood?
A: Translating parenting philosophy into real-life action.
Q: What is an important role of parents?
A: Providing children with a basic foundation for life.
Q: What must parents learn to do to be effective?
A: Relate their personal philosophy to what is actually happening with their children.
Q: What is the “silver lining” of parenthood?
A: Despite stress, children bring joy, engagement, and satisfaction.
🟦 MILITARY FAMILIES
Q: What percentage of military members are married?
A: About 55%.
Q: What percentage of military members have children?
A: About 43%.
Q: What stressors affect military families during deployment?
A: Trauma, separation, reunion stress, and mental health challenges.
Q: What mental health issues are common among spouses of deployed service members?
A: Depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders.
Q: How does the divorce rate of military personnel compare to civilians?
A: It is believed to be higher.
🟦 HAPPY VS. UNHAPPY COUPLES
Q: How do happy couples differ from unhappy couples in parenting?
A: They agree more on responsibilities and balance marriage and parenting better.
Q: What percentage of happy couples agree on sharing parenting responsibilities?
A: About 61%.
Q: What percentage of unhappy couples agree on sharing parenting responsibilities?
A: About 30%.
🟦 BIRTH & FAMILY STRUCTURE
Q: What percentage of teenage births (ages 15–19) are non-marital?
A: About 90%.
Q: How does non-marital birth rate change with age?
A: It decreases in the 20s and drops to about 12% for women 30 or older.
Q: How does cohabitation compare to marriage in happiness?
A: Cohabiting parents are happier than single parents; married and cohabiting parents have similar depression rates.
🟦 CLTs OF PARENTING
Q: What does CLT stand for in parenting?
A: Communication, Labor, and Time.
Q: What does “Communication” mean in parenting?
A: Parents talk openly about new stressors.
Q: What does “Labor” mean in parenting?
A: Sharing responsibilities realistically.
Q: What does “Time” mean in parenting?
A: Protecting and strengthening the couple relationship.
🟦 BAUMRIND’S PARENTING STYLES
Q: Which parenting style leads to the most positive child outcomes?
A: Democratic (authoritative).
Q: What child traits are associated with democratic parenting?
A: Self-reliant, cheerful, achievement-oriented.
Q: What child outcomes are linked to authoritarian parenting?
A: Moody, unhappy, stressed, low self-esteem.
Q: What outcomes are linked to permissive parenting?
A: Impulsive, rebellious, underachieving.
Q: What outcomes are linked to rejecting parenting?
A: Feelings of being unloved and psychological challenges.
Q: What outcomes are linked to uninvolved parenting?
A: Withdrawn and underachieving children.
🟦 PARENTING SUPPORT VS. CONTROL
Q: What is parental support?
A: Caring, closeness, and affection.
Q: What is parental control?
A: The flexibility used in enforcing rules and discipline.
🟦 PARENTING THEORY
Q: What is the bidirectional effects of parenting theory?
A: Parents and children influence each other in a continuous cycle.
🟦 FINANCES & DIVERSITY
Q: What is financial infidelity?
A: Hiding financial behaviors like secret accounts or purchases.
Q: What relationship is linked to financial infidelity?
A: Higher likelihood of marital infidelity.
Q: What is a collective worldview toward finances?
A: Sharing resources and helping others with the expectation of repayment later.
Q: What is an individualistic worldview toward finances?
A: Using resources primarily for personal advancement.
🟦 BUDGETING & FINANCIAL TERMS
Q: How is budgeting defined?
A: The regular, systematic balancing of income and expenses.
Q: What are two key steps in budgeting?
A: Examining values and outlining expenses by category.
Q: What is bankruptcy?
A: A legal status where a person cannot pay their debts.
🟦 ABUSE & FAMILY RISK
Q: What is physical abuse?
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