. Types of marriage- – common-law- not legally married, living together for a certain number of years. – legal marriage- married by priest or judge, recognized by government in all states -Polygamy – polygyny- one husband has two or more wives – polyandry- wife has two or more husbands (up to five)… In 1990, 28% of US births were to unmarried women.
By 1995, this figure had increased to 32%. Gender. Gender vs. Sex – gender is the social and psychological characteristics associated with being male or female. – sex is the biological distinction between being male or female…
Gender roles are learned through interaction with the environment, not through biology… The Cognitive-developmental theory of gender role development reflects a blend of biological and social learning views. Biological readiness, in terms of cognitive development, of the child influences how the child responds to gender cues in the environment. Love.
Sternberg s triangle of love- – intimacy- disclosing personal feelings – passion- sexual longing and need – commitment- decision to maintain love relationship with partner. Lee s love styles- – lupus views love as a game – pragma is logical and rational – eros is erotic, consumed by passion and romance – mania love feels intense emotion and sexual passion but is out of control – storage is calm, soothing, nonsexual love devoid of all passion – agape is selfless and giving, expecting nothing in return… 67% of 620 never-married college students reported that they would divorce if they fell out of love with their spouse. Dating and Mate Selection. 41% of adults in US age 25-29 reported that they had over 5 partners since age 18, in contrast to 26% between the ages of 18 and 24 who reported that they had had ove 5 partners… Cohabit ating Couples- – Here and now- partners who have an emotional / sexual relationship and want to live together because they enjoy each other.
– Testers- emotionally / sexually involved partners who want to assess whether staying together and getting married is right for them. – Engaged- partners who are committed to getting married. – Money savers- partners who live together primarily out of economic necessity. – Pension partners- live together because marriage would result in loss for one or both partners of benefits from a previous marriage. -Cohabitants forever- couples who view living together as a permanent alterative to marriage… Most frequent reasons for college students ending a relationship- -cheating (18%) – met someone new (15%) – partner met someone new (13%) – went back to previous lover (6%) – partner went back to previous lover (5%) Someone else was the biggest reason people broke off relationships, next was dishonesty..