Exam 7: Premarital and Non-Marital Relationships

Several U.S. studies have found that couples who cohabit before marriage report lower-quality marriages, lower commitment to the institution of marriage, more individualistic views of marriage, and greater likelihood of divorce.

Unmarried couples sharing a household is known as non-marital __________ or consensual unions.

The Freudian idea that a female wants to marry a male much like her father is called

An exchange theory of mate selection would assume

Ira Reiss's Wheel Theory of Love proposed that sociocultural influences are important in relationship formation.

Census data reveals that the majority (over 50 percent) of non-marital cohabitors are young people under the age of 25.

The process mate selection today is less individualized and flexible than it was in the 19th and early 20ᵗʰ centuries.

Explain Willard Waller's "Principle of least interest." What does it mean? To whom does it apply?

The "wheel theory of love" was proposed by

It is more likely that "likes marry likes" than "opposites attract."

Cross culturally, why is there a consistent finding of lower quality relationships, less happiness, and higher dissolution rates among cohabitants than marrieds?

One of the most fruitful approaches to the study of mate selection has been to analyze the personality traits of each spouse.

Explain the theory of complementary needs. Does research evidence support it? Why or why not?

Which of the following societies did not link love to marriage?