Exam 9: The Marital System

Some precautionary notes are presented in regard to research that supports a curvilinear or U-shaped curve in marital adjustment over the life course. What are they? What is meant by a cohort effect?

Regarding the relationship between sexual adjustment and martial adjustment, it appears that

In their research involving conjugal power and decision making, Blood and Wolfe determined the area to be predominantly the wife's province was

Sexual intercourse between a man and woman, at least one of whom is married to someone else, is called _______________.

From a feminist perspective, the unequal division of household labor is best explained by

Karen Pyke contends that the employment of women is not considered a resource in some marriages and hence does not have a positive effect on marital power.

Evidence suggests that coital frequency in marriage increases with the amount of education of the wife and is highest among career-motivated women.

The desire to stay in a relationship because it is highly rewarding is known as __________ commitment.

__________ is the ability of husband and wives to influence each other and affect their behavior.

Discuss the changes that have resulted in marriages and families as more women have entered the labor force.

What is the relationship between sexual adjustment and marital adjustment?

In general, a wife's power in the marriage increases when she is employed outside the home.

Although married women perform the majority of household labor, relatively few women feel that this arrangement is unfair.

Of all the factors Kinsey examined, the factor that affected the incidence of extramarital coitus more than any other, particularly for females, was

Several studies suggest that if a cohort type of analysis is used, evidence fails to support the belief that marriages improve at midterm and the later years.

Marital quality over the life course tends to follow the shape of a __________ trend.

Scott South found that over the past thirty years, wives' employment

Wives will have more power in societies

Research suggests that female coital frequency in marriage

Research results from Swiss couples between the ages of 60 and 80 reveal that the majority had little interest in sexual activity.