HHS4U1 Chapter 7 Terms

serial monogamy

Having one spouse at a time but several over a lifetime is known as _________________ ________________________.

limerance

The emotional bliss of love is called ___________________________.

Negotiation

________________________________ is the process of conferring with someone in order to reach an agreement.

marital system

A couple's system for resolving problems is known as a _____________________ ________________________.

principle of least interest

The ____________________________ ___ __________________ ______________________ states that the person who has the least commitment to the relationship has the most power.

peer marriage

In _____________ _____________________, each partner is equally responsible for financial and household duties, and each person's work is given equal importance, regardless of income.

adaptive behaviours

Evolutionary psychologists often discuss __________________________ _______________________ that enable individuals to compete for limited resources in order to survive and reproduce.

Anecdotal evidence

_______________________ _____________________ that one gets from an open ended interview can be used to create a case study to illustrate a concept such as mate selection.

companionate relationship

In the past, marriage was more about parenthood whereas today the new norm is the ____________________________ ___________________________. Modern men and women are after relationships that are based upon friendship, caring and support.

Conflict

_______________________ is a natural part of a marriage since both parties in a relationship will often have competing interests.

Courtship

_____________________ is found in societies that allow free-choice mate selection.

egalitarian marriages

Truly ____________________ ____________________________ are also known as peer marriages. They are still uncommon because society provides little support for couples that are not organized on traditional roles.

evolutionary psychology

If you make the claim that people choose mates based upon whether or not they possess traits that will assist in producing and raising children, then your views are in line with ________________________ ______________________________.

free-choice mate selection

Cultures that are collectivist or based upon a duty-based moral code often do not permit ____________________ __________ ________________________. Often marriages are arranged.

Hooking up

___________________ _____ is a new term to describe what older generations would consider a one-night stand.

metastudy

A _________________________ is a fair undertaking. It involves comparing and analyzing the results and conclusions of previous research on a certain topic.

Social homogamy

___________ ______________ includes sameness in factors such as race, religion, age, socio-economic status, political views, and ethnic background.

ideal mate theory

The __________________ _________ _______________________attempts to explain attraction from a symbolic interactionist perspective. It suggests that people have an unconscious image of a model partner.

Murstein's filter theory

___________________ _______________________ _____________________ illustrates how a person will screen out unacceptable marriage partners using various criteria.

Murstein's market experience perspective

According to _____________________ ___________________ _________________________ __________________________, dating allowed young people to learn to relate to the opposite sex and to judge character so they could figure out what qualities they wanted in a potential spouse.

script theory

According to __________________ _________________ people follow a defined sort of playbook when it comes to dating.

theory of natural selection

The ________________ ____ ________________________ _________________________ is a framework that is used in both biology and anthropology to better understand human behavior.