Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Postpartum Depression, Voluntary Childlessness, Endogamy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Marriage the legally and socially sanctioned union of sexually intimate adults. Traditionally it has been about: economic interdependence, common residence, sexual fidelity, and shared responsibility for children. Living together in a sexually intimate relationship without the legal bonds of marriage: reduced premium on permanence, transitions in gender roles. Increased voluntary childlessness: new career opportunities, tendency to marry at a later age, and changing attitudes, decline of the traditional nuclear family. American women overwhelmingly cite love as the reason they decided to marry. Li(cid:374)ked to (cid:271)oth a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455)"s (cid:448)alues a(cid:374)d its e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) health. Western couples di(cid:448)or(cid:272)e (cid:373)ore tha(cid:374) (cid:862)u(cid:374)happ(cid:455)(cid:863) arra(cid:374)ged (cid:272)ouples fro(cid:373) asia. Common ways wives in polygamous relationships cope is through god, allocating household resources equally, and maintaining an attitude of respect for the other wives. Endogamy the tendency for people to marry within their own social group. Homogamy the tendency for people to marry others who have similar personal characteristics. There are really no fool-proof predictors of marital success.