EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE Read relevant chapters in the book and notes on Blackboard 1 Types of marriages know the differences examples Vitalized 12 high agreement in all areas high mutual satisfaction neither considers divorce more educated higher job status both have good jobs Harmonious 11 moderate agreement parenting is the exception high mutual satisfaction neither consider divorce women work full time and work more fewest kids Traditional 16 mixed level of agreement high on traditional areas low on communication high mutual satisfaction neither consider divorce have more kids wives not really employed full time Conflicted 25 low agreement in most areas exception roles religion mutual dissatisfaction 46 both consider divorce lower education and income Devitalized 36 high disagreement high mutual dissatisfaction 70 both consider D 61 shorter courtship before marriage 2 Types of parenting know the differences examples Democratic clear rules and expectations discussion with children emotionally mature and happy child energetic friendly behaviors Authoritarian rigid rules and expectations strict enforcement obedience is demanded difficult for child conflicted and irritable child Permissive child s preferences dominate few rules impulsive aggressive children rebellious domineering and underachieving Rejecting limited attention to child few expectations child immature with psychological problems Uninvolved ignore child don t care as long as child doesn t interfere with parent child solitary withdrawn and underachieving 3 Homophobia vs Heterosexism vs Sexual Prejudice Heterosexism a bias shown by society where people are conditioned to expect everyone to live and behave as heterosexuals lack of recognition right to marriage denied Homophobia the irrational hatred intolerance and fear of gays Sexual Prejudice refers to all negative attitudes based on any sexual orientation 4 Sexual orientation definitions coming out Sexual orientation a person s emotional physical and sexual attraction to other people and the expression of that attraction Gender identity a person s own sense of identity as a man woman or a combo of both or neither Ally a person who works to eliminate the oppression of LGBT Coming out not a single event but a lifelong process Cass coming out stage model 1 State of questioning and confusion 2 Acceptance and tolerance 3 Pride and synthesis over half lost a friend when they found out they were gay 83 no information about homosexuality at school 22 dropped out 78 wished they were dead same amount say life is hopeless 5 Singlehood who s most likely Types of single people Increases economic and emotional independence 9 10 in US gets married most likely women with phDs first born only children career oriented Voluntary Temporary Singles are open to marriage but place lower priority on searching for mates this includes cohabiting couples Voluntary stable singles includes people who are not married and are satisfied with that choice this includes never married as well as previously married who don t want to remarry Involuntary Temporary Singles are those who would like to be married and are seeking mates includes widowed divorced and can t find a mate Involuntary Stable Singles primarily older divorced widowed never married want to marry but can t find a mate but they accept it older women are more likely than older men to remain single after divorce or widowhood because they are caring for widowed parents 6 Characteristics of those who cohabitate before marriage and how they compare to marriages Cohabitation vs marriage statistics 54 of people over 15 are married 27 have never married 18 are divorced separated or widowed Marriage rate declining increase of divorced not remarrying number of cohabitating couples rising 3 year itch 67 say small irritations become major around 36 months Nearly 50 of people in their 20s and 30s cohabit Average length of cohabitation is 1 3 years Long term cohabiting is rarer than marriage Most cohabitating couples marry or break up within 2 years 10 30 of cohabiters never plan to marry 40 of cohabiting couples have children 30 40 of college students are cohabiting Assault is 62 times more likely among cohabitating Cohabiters versus Marrieds Lower socioeconomic status and more liberal Asian Americans have lowest rates Lower marital quality increased risk of divorce 60 75 of first marriages preceded by cohabitation 80 85 of re marriages preceded by cohabitation 7 Story of Us movie 8 Guest speaker LGBT panel 9 Interracial dating definitions 10 Cultural family terms 11 Racism