SOC 1200 Chapter 12: Topic_32

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Susan Miller

Document Summary

Martial success: being together for 10 years and not planning to separate or divorce; 5% conflict habituated; 2/3 passive-congenial; patterns and behaviors based on physical and subjective (physical context) Martial satisfaction: how satisfied people say they are with their relationship; stage in the life cycle: have a house, have children together, etc. ; as the older you get, satisfaction of marriage increases; Martial adjustment: when mhi plays a role; the most complicated stage; Homogeny (similarity of background) helpful to determine how someone would react; for instance, religious background. Flexibility the ability to accept something(s) contrary to your desire(s) without getting emotionally upset about it; going through the same situation but not understanding both sides of the story, accusations; what is the shape of the behavior. Personality if you have certain roles such as selfishness, negative attitudes or happy outlooks, affects if you get married.