PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Forced Marriage, Married People, Conflict Theories

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

Document Summary

Marriage = a socially, legally, and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another. Mate selection = the process by which partners are selected. Arranged marriage = a type of marriage in which the partners are selected by a third party rather than by each other. Romantic love = a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire, tenderness, affection, and playfulness (the standard basis for mate selection in european and north american societies) No specific second step, up to the couples decision. Conflict theory: focused on finding someone who is a good match depending on class. Developmental tasks: intimacy is the key task they face (finding someone you can share intimacy with) What kind of relationship will it be, defining it is an issue as it affects other relationships. Interaction patterns that occur early on tend to be relatively stable. Pressure to marry within the ethnic group, friends, family etc.