Choices in Relationships Cengage Learning关系选择圣智学习.ppt

Chapter 7 Mate Selection Chapter Outline Cultural Aspects of Mate Selection Sociological Factors Operative in Mate Selection Psychological Factors Operative in Mate Selection Sociobiological Factors Operative in Mate Selection Chapter Outline Engagement Consider Calling Off the Wedding If . . . Ending an Unsatisfactory Relationship True or False? Persons who participate in a premarital education program show no benefits in relationship quality when compared with nonparticipants. Answer: False Research shows that the average participant in a premarital prevention program experienced about a 30% increase in measures of outcome success. They were more likely than nonparticipants to experience immediate and short-term gains in interpersonal skills and overall relationship quality. True or False? The more individuals have in common, the higher their reported relationship happiness and quality. Answer: True The more individuals have in common, the higher their reported relationship happiness and quality. True or False? Persons who end up being in a happy, durable marriage knew each other at least two years before they married. Answer: True Persons who end up being in a happy, durable marriage knew each other at least two years before they married. Cultural Aspects of Mate Selection Fewer than 1% of persons marry someone outside their race. Independent of sexual orientation, two forms of cultural pressure operative in mate selection are: Endogamy - Expectation to marry within one’s social group. Exogamy - Expectation to marry outside one’s own family group. Mate Selection Film writer/director Woody Allen was the target of social disapproval when he violated the principle of exogamy by marrying the adopted daughter of his long-time partner, Mia Farrow. Homogamy The homogamy theory of mate selection states that we tend to be attracted to and become involved with those who are similar to us in age, race, religion, and social class. The more couples have in common, the