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Slide2Chapter 7
Marriages and Committed Partnerships
Slide3Topics to Cover
Overview of contemporary marriage trends
Health benefits of happy marriages
Historical examination of marriageTypes of marriagesMarital problemsHealthy relationship processes
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Slide4Explain some of the factors that constitute the “deinstitutionalization” of marriage.
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Overview of contemporary marriage trends
Slide5Evolving Trends in Marriage
The 1970s saw
“
his”
marriage compared to “her
”
marriage
While attitudes and desires have changed, behavior has not
Second shift
Marriage as an
institution
Related to why people get marriedPure relationshipsThe deinstitutionalization of marriageMarriage as an enforceable trust
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Overview of contemporary marriage trends
Slide6Discuss the impact of marriage on biological health for men versus women.
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Health benefits of happy marriages
Slide7Cultural Variations
Conflictual or unhappy marriages have profound effects on health
Make health problems worse
Increase likelihood of dying from disease
Higher heart rate, stress hormones
Lower immune functioning
Different for men and women
Happy marriages act as a buffer against health problems
Received support
versus
perceived support
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Health Benefits of happy marriages
Slide8Describe some key historical changes that influenced current marriage beliefs and practices.
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A historical examination of marriage
Slide9A Historical Examination of Marriage
Preindustrialization
Ancient Rome:
Only
the wealthy could marryPassion had no place in marital unions
Early Christians: Marriage a corrupting institution
Family interests, spiritual leaders, and supernatural influences
Slavery and interracial relations
19th century
Wives as property and subordinates
“
If women and men marry those whom they do not love, they must love those whom they do not marry”Kin marriages
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A historical examination of marriage
Slide10Explain the benefits and disadvantages of various types of marriage, including the arguments for and against same-sex marriage.
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Types of marriage
Slide11Types of Marriages
Cohabitation and common law marriages
Covenant marriages
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Types of marriages
Slide12Same-Sex Marriages: A Brief History
Baehr v. Lewin
Restrictions on marriage violate the
equal protection clause
of the constitutionDefense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1994
Domestic partnerships
Separate,
but
equal
Same-sex marriage outlawed around world and in
United States
Negative campaigns and stigmatizationLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender relationships compared to heterosexual relationships
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Types of marriages
Slide13Interracial Marriages
Loving v. Virginia
, 1953
“Racial hygiene laws
”Remnant of the eugenics movement
Social Dominance Theory
Structural-Functionalism
Social dominance orientation
Dominance and hierarchy should be maintained
Demographic variables and Interracial marriage
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Types of marriages
Slide14Intercultural Marriages
Marriage difficulties and cultural differences
Bicultural identities
Consanguineal
versus affinal family relationships
Three models of intercultural marriage:
Cultural assimilation
Structural assimilation
Marital assimilation
Emigration, immigration, and marriage
The Viet Kieu
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Types of marriages
Slide15Arranged Marriages
Most common in Asian, Middle-Eastern, and African countries
Types of arranged marriage:
TraditionalModified traditional
Cooperative traditionalIndian people in the
United States
perceive benefits of arranged marriage
Many are happy and successful
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Types of marriages
Slide16Identify common problems faced in marriage and how couples can prevent and solve them.
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Marital problems
Slide17Marital Problems
Infidelity
Many spouses cheat
Workplaces: breeding grounds for
infidelityGenetic contributions
Unresolved conflict
Financial issues, sex frequency,
and communication
Healthy and unhealthy conflict resolution
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Financial infidelity
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Martial problems
Slide18Discuss processes and practices that are important for the maintenance of healthy relationships.
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Healthy relationship processes
Slide19Healthy Relationship Processes
Premarital
counseling
Solution
-focused therapyFocus on here-and-now
Social constructionist orientation
Positive
versus
negative interactions
“
The four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse
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Healthy relationship processes
Slide20Healthy Relationship Processes
Lesbian, gay, and transgender relationships
Dyadic coping and stress
Involves both partners
Protective buffering, active engagement, cognitive reframe, and delegated
dyadic coping
Negative dyadic coping
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Healthy relationship processes
Slide21Chapter Summary
Explain some factors that constitute the “deinstitutionalization” of marriage.
Discuss the impact of marriage on biological health for men versus women.
Describe some key historical changes that influenced current marriage beliefs and practices. Explain the benefits and disadvantages of various types of marriage, including the arguments for and against same-sex marriage.
Identify common problems faced in marriage and how couples can prevent and solve them. Discuss processes and practices that are important for the maintenance of healthy relationships.
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Slide22Open-accessstudent
resources
Mobile-friendly quizzes
Mobile-friendly eFlashcardsLearning objective summariesVideo and multimedia resourcesSAGE journal articles
Checklist action plan
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