FRHD 1020 Chapter 3: Couple and Family Relationships Ch.3 Text book Summary
7 Feb 2012
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Ex. family members match making, media and advertisements etc. A benefit of being single is personal freedom. The number of people living together before marriage is increasing. Homosexual relationships are becoming more common and people are more open about it. No longer have to be married to have children. Courtship (process of mate selection) is the most common way of starting the family life cycle. Erik erikson believes establishment of intimacy is most important developmental task in young adulthood. Intimacy can be expressed in friendship or in a sexual-romantic relationship. Building the foundation for the couple s relationship is the second developmental task. The patterns of relationships are established from the earliest interchanges between partners. In arranged marriages, the basis of the relationship is developed before marriage, but personal aspects don t develop until after marriage. Courtships are divided into two basic streams: those decided by the couple and those decided by the families of the couples.
