SOC271 Study Guide - Final Guide: Physical Attractiveness, Social Influence, Engagement
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Paradox of marriage (why get married, ideological power of marriage) Is marriage in decline? (household structure, marriage rates, marriage delay) Alternatives to marriage 1. 0 (cohabitation, same-sex partnerships and marriage) People seek to get more than they give. Always looking for ways to get something in a higher value. Always seeking to get more than what we have put down to give. Exchange is unequal of partnership in a relationship. Weighing and calculating the advantages of a relationship to exceed the disadvantages of the individual. Happiness with a relationship, how does it compare to the expectations of the relationship. If its high expectations, we stay, if low, then we bail. If dependence level is high aside from cost benefit and satisfaction ratio, then the relationship stays because they are committed. Triarchic theory (shaped like a funnel, more passion, intimacy in middle, and less commitment)
