PSYC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Psych
11 May 2020
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Divorce: divorce rate: why is it high, why has it inc, diff, more demanding expectations for marriage than ppl in past. Past: marriage was gateway to having relationship/living w lover and having children for our grandparents. Today: marriage expectations become very high and unrealistic/unsustainable: broader cultural shifts. Women in workforce: shift in household maintenance, less time w partner, more alternatives, don"t need man for income. Inc # divorcee"s in social groups: predictors of divorce: theories (must know all theories in book for final, levinger"s barrier model: used interdependence framework to understand breakups/divorce. Obstacles considered when deciding on divorce but doesn"t full recognize power of those barriers (one you want out, you want out: karney and bradbury vulnerability-stress-adaptation model: Ppl enter marriage w enduring vulnerabilities: none of these r kiss of death but contribute to divorce via adaptive processes we use to manage stress (conflicts)
