Marriage Trends and Partner Selection: Age, Interracial, and Interfaith Marriages, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Marriage Trends and Partner Selection: Age, Interracial, and Interfaith Marriages and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 In the United States, people are completely free to marry anyone they choose DEFINITION 1 true TERM 2 Over the past several decades, the general trend around the world in age at marriage appears DEFINITION 2 1930 men 24 women 21 ( to have increased) 1940 men 24 women 21 1950 men 22 women 20 1960 men 22 women 20 1970 men 23 women 20 1980 men 24 women 22 1990 men 26 women 23 2000 men 26 women 25 2010 men 28 women 27 TERM 3 Since 1900, trend in median age at first marriage DEFINITION 3 men 25 women 21 in 1900 ( has increased) TERM 4 Evidence suggests that women married to younger men vs. women married to older men DEFINITION 4 older women married to younger men die sooner but men live longer if they are married to younger women. TERM 5 The mating gradient DEFINITION 5 the mating gradient means that when men increase in status, they widen their pool of eligibles; when women increase in status, their pool of eligibles becomes narrower, TERM 6 Most interracial marriages in the United States occur between whom DEFINITION 6 White and Asian ? black and hispanic? TERM 7 Offspring of cross-racial/cross-ethnic marriages have what characteristics? DEFINITION 7 more open to other race's? TERM 8 As of 2000, the median age at first marriage in the United States was DEFINITION 8 men 26 women 25 TERM 9 The marriage squeeze DEFINITION 9 -when the number of potential brides does not equal the number of potential grooms. - When not everyone has an opportunity to marry, some will be squeezed out of the marriage market. - An excess of eligible women is called a female marriage squeeze; an excess of eligible men is called a male marriage squeeze. TERM 10 Misalliance DEFINITION 10 unsuitable marrige TERM 21 Complementarily DEFINITION 21 similarites TERM 22 A value DEFINITION 22 what is good, beautiful, moral, worth while ex- smoking, abortion, pacifism TERM 23 An exchange theory of mate selection DEFINITION 23 an idea that some type of exchange is basic to the mate- selection process such as sex for money TERM 24 The seasonal marriage rates in the United States DEFINITION 24 higer in the summer? TERM 25 Marriages are more likely to occur in what month, day, state DEFINITION 25 ? TERM 26 In the United States, the Judeo-Christian orientation toward sex. DEFINITION 26 ? TERM 27 Societies regulation and control of sexual behavior. DEFINITION 27 how society deals with sex will help determine if more people will participate. in japan theres almost no births out side of marrige and in other countries there are all the time. china has restrictions on kids . basicly how society effects sex. TERM 28 Research by Masters and Johnson DEFINITION 28 sex and sex therapy... sexual disfunctions -impotence, ejaculating incompetence, premature ejaculation -orgasmic sysfunction, dyspareunia, vaginismus - general sexual dysfunction. TERM 29 Data from college students and their first sexual intercourse experience DEFINITION 29 revealed that men had more pleasure and less guilt than women -both reported more pleasure and less guilt when in a close relationship than casual. - plesurable reaction for women was associated with a continuing involvment in the relationship. TERM 30 Attitudes toward premarital sex since the 1970s and 1980s. DEFINITION 30 the rate in change in frequency of premarital coitus was much greater before 1980 than after. TERM 31 Percentage of high school boys and girls that have premarital sex now and in the 1960 and 70 DEFINITION 31 males = 1988- 76% ...1979 -66%...now (1995) 68 females = 1988 -51% ...1979 -41 %...now 49 ****the rate in change in frequency of premarital coitus was much grater before1980 than after. *** TERM 32 Sexual activities frequency and age. DEFINITION 32 * levels of sexual activities increased with age - TERM 33 Sexually transmitted diseases, particularly AIDS, influence on college students sexual abstention. DEFINITION 33 73% of college students in this survey had had sex and over one third that had participated used no form of protection from std or birth control TERM 34 year of marrige and most frequent marital intercourse DEFINITION 34 decreases with age and most high among newly weds TERM 35 sexual activity of cohabitating couples compared to that of married or single DEFINITION 35 after about age 39 sex stops for cohabitors and for married people it can go until death.. however it is more often in the first 20 years for cohabitors TERM 46 justifications for extramarital sex DEFINITION 46 more emotional dementions: romantic love, gettinglove, affection, intellectual sharing,understanding, sompanionship, egobolstering, enhancing selfesteem, and respect. TERM 47 same sex couples DEFINITION 47 dont have to deal with the siffrences between men and women and society. they also must maintain their relationship with out institutional recognition. no benifits and less support TERM 48 polls about marriage satisfaction DEFINITION 48 in the begining women are more satisfied than men but majority men are more satisfied. TERM 49 power DEFINITION 49 the ability to control or influence the behavior of others even without their consent. TERM 50 authority DEFINITION 50 lagitamate power TERM 51 marital quality over life course DEFINITION 51 u shape chart up down with kids then back up TERM 52 blood and wolfe DEFINITION 52 1950s data of husbands and wifes and who makes what decisions many were joint and some to just the husband and mostly just food to the woman.