Sociology 2235 Chapter 5: Chapter 5
5 Feb 2012
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One piece of research y research by laumann et al: 4 kinds of relationships: In homosexual relationships, it is essential for the health of the relationship that partners come out to their families. The life cycle of a relationship y typical sequence = courtship, union, children, and grandchildren. Early relationships y sex is important in the beginning: quality and frequency are important indicators of satisfaction y history affects relationships too, sexual double standard influences sexual relationships y bas sex results in worsened health, happiness and satisfaction. mothers give up jobs to take care of kids. Later in the relationship y relationship satisfaction reaches an all time low when children are teenagers y once children reach late adolescence, relationship satisfaction increases y empty nest = when children leave home, creates improvements in relationships. Love y westerns think arranged marriages are less happy than love marriages y arranged marriages heat up with time, and love marriages cool down y y.
