Family Relations Test One Study Guide 1 Sternberg s Love Triangle 3 Components Argues three dimensions found in love Presence or absence of these dimensions determine type of love Commitment cognitive aspect Passion motivational aspect Intimacy emotional aspect 8 Types of Love Styles Non love Liking Infatuation Empty love Fatuous love Companionate love Romantic love Consummative love 2 Homogamy The tendency to marry someone of the same ethnic group educational level socioeconomic status religion and values 3 Cohabitation vs Marriage Cohabitation More than of all couples live together before marriage 40 of kids will spend time in cohabitating family More older adults grandparents cohabitating Has gained more acceptance Marriage costs a lot of money but divorce costs more Marriage 85 of the population marries at least once 1970 68 of adults were married 1980 66 1990 62 Today 60 Age at 1st marriage increased for the last 40 years 29 for men 28 for women 24 in Arkansas Less African Americans 42 married than other ethnicities 31 1 000 marriages per unmarried women 4 Binge Drinking BAC and Alcohol Terms Binge Drinking 4 or more in a setting for women 5 or more in a setting for men Blood Alcohol Concentration BAC Body size Number of drinks per hour Gender Other individual factors Full stomach Medication Ethnicity Alcohol Abuse Generic term that includes alcoholism and problem drinking Alcoholism Addiction to alcohol characterized by compulsive drinking Problem Drinking Alcohol assumption that results in a functional disability Substance Use Experimental and regular use Substance Misuse Excessive consumption of alcohol Salient Distal The stronger cues what is in front of us The less powerful cues what normally holds us back 5 What Defines Friendships Enjoyment Acceptance Trust Respect Mutual Assistance Confiding Understanding Spontaneity Volunteer in time of need Respect friend s privacy Keep secrets Trust and confide in each other Stand up for person when they re not around Don t criticize each other in public Ask for advice 6 Hooking Up Can be seen as either kissing or touching oral sex sex or all of the above People hook up with others to satisfy their physical attractions and sexual desires with one another Alcohol usually plays a major role within hooking up Identifying a hookup partner Spontaneous attraction or interest already established Factors contributing to attraction Physical appearance Social attractiveness status behavior network Personality extroversion intelligences ect Gender differences in hookup partners The hookup scene Psychological Factors favoring hookups Emerging adulthood adult freedom without adult responsibilities Less interest in a committed relationship Marriage isn t usually until after college College time of self discovery and experimentation Desire to fit in Sensitivity to perceived norms Freshman are most likely to participate in hookups Hooking up is apart of mainstream college culture The more central to college life one s group the greater one s participation Athletes and fraternity sorority members Not participating in hookups Racial Minorities foreign students Gays Lesbians Religious students Students in committed relationships Continuing the relationship after the hookup Hooking up itself does not imply future relationship No change in the relationship the most likely outcome Hooking up does not imply create commitment Future relationships is possible however Continue as friends acquaintances Continue as non committed sexual relationships repeated hookups talking and hanging out Develop into exclusive romantic relationships with commitment 7 Family Systems and Family Development Theories Family Systems Multiple system levels if it happens to you it also affects the ones closest to you Wholeness Interdependence of parts Boundaries Within the family Between the family and external world Ability of a system family to balance both stability and change Family Development Views families as they move through various stages of the family life cycle Looks at how families deal with the various developmental tasks associated with each stage Assumes the more efficient a family is at completing tasks the better off it is This theory doesn t include the ones who do not follow the typical life stages 8 Quantitative vs Qualitative Research Quantitative Oriented toward numbers stats usually larger sample quantity Qualitative Oriented toward people s experiences usually a smaller sample quality 9 Mate Selection Terms We ALL value traits like a good personality dependability and kindness over anything else Attribute arousal from the situation to attraction for the partner Adrenaline makes the heart grow fonder COMMON adaptive TRAIT PREFERENCES OF BOTH SEXES OF MOST CULTURES 1 Kindness 2 Dependability 3 Intelligence 4 Good health Other common traits we all look for Good education Good personality Good earning capacity Intelligence Dependable Kind understanding Ambitious Athletic build fit Sense of humor Good health Good housekeeper cook Good looking Q What do men prefer Mate often to pass on genes are fertile for a long portion of lifespan and choose healthy fertile women Good reproductive and child rearing potential Younger in age Beauty or good looks EX Waist to hip ratio good health More men put a higher value on looks than women Q What do women prefer Have to carry the child to pass on genes are fertile for relatively short portion of lifespan more selective with whom they mate with and choose mates with resources to help with child rearing Good resource potential and provider Good financial prospects Ambition Older in age Emotional maturity More women put a higher value on resource potential than men 10 Independent vs Dependent Variables Independent predictor variable Factor s that change the outcome variable How do we operationalize manipulate EX Alcohol What causes or alters the topic of the study Dependent outcome variable Dependent on the influence of other factor s How do we operationalize EX Relationship Satisfaction The topic of the study 11 Flirting What is flirting A set of signals or behaviors Used to attract attention Usually have a pattern process is subtle Some signals are universal in nature Are we programmed to flirt Some have gender differences Q How do men and women flirt COMMON STRATEGIES appearance buying things compliments and pick up lines 3 Types of Opening Pick Up Lines 1 Direct most effective over all genders Communicates your interest