Question 1

How does marital satisfaction tend to change over the course of a typical marriage? What factors influence this pattern?

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Question 2

Discuss cross-cultural and cross-ethnic group divorce rates. Then describe how negative emotional expression and the lack of expression of positive emotions are related to divorce.

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Question 3

Discuss the issue of singlehood by describing the roles of sex (male-female)and culture in determining the likelihood of someone remaining single. Then differentiate between those classified as "temporarily single" versus those who choose to be single.

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Question 4

Describe the three broad themes (affective, shared, sociability)that underlie adult friendships. Then discuss the basic differences between women, men, and cross-sex friendships.

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Question 5

Julia and Robert are 45-year-olds who have a 6-year-old daughter and are getting divorced. How will this action most likely impact Julia and Robert? How could collaborative divorce provide some solutions?

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Question 6

Describe the assortative mating theory and hypothesize about how assortative mating occurs in online and speed dating.

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Question 7

Describe familism. How might it be related to parental values, cultural differences, and extended families?

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Question 8

Describe the following forms that cohabitation takes: limited cohabitation, premarital cohabitation, and substitute marriage. How do these types of cohabitation differ with culture?

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Question 9

Lola is thinking about having a child and asks you for advice. Use research presented in your text to describe positive and negative aspects of having children and positive and negative aspects of being childless.

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Question 10

Describe Sternberg's passion, intimacy, and commitment components of love. How do these components typically change during the lifetime of a relationship?

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Question 11

Couple violence is a complex issue. Provide some insight into this topic by discussing some causes of aggressive behaviors and by the role that culture plays in violence in relationships.

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Question 12

The belief that the family comes before individual members of a family is called _______________.

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Question 13

A(n)_______________ family consists of at least three generations (e.g., parents, children, grandparents).

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Question 14

Culture can play a significant role in mate selection. Discuss this issue in terms of the success of arranged marriages and the types of dimensions that are viewed as "important" by various cultures.

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Question 15

The inability to let go of one's spouse following a divorce is called "divorce _______________."

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Quiz 11: Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood