PSYCH 243 Study Guide - Final Guide: Polyamory, Open Marriage, Open Relationship
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Three love models: diamond"s romantic versus passionate, lee"s six types of love: passionate, game playing, friendship, logical, possessive, selfless, sternberg"s triangular theory of love: passion, intimacy, and commitment to reach consummate love. 95% of us marry at some point in their lives. Reasons to marry: love, companionship, raising children, economics. Choosing a mate involves: proximity, availability, complementarity, and compatibility. Problems in marriage: disillusionment, communication, conflict, sexual incompatibility, infidelity, jealousy, problems of power and control, children, and marital sex roles. Cohabitation followed by marriage is more successful when women are older and more educated. Polyamory: open relationship where couple knows about the other partners (little infidelity or stds) Alternatives to marriage: cohabitation, polyamory, open marriage, serial marriage, singlehood. Divorce occurs within 20 years in 40% of marriages. Age, religion, race, and prior sexual experiences don"t cause divorce. Reasons for divorce: incompatibility, neglect, infidelity, physical and mental cruelty, financial problems, drinking and drugs. Predictor models of divorce: disillusionment model, enduring dynamics model.
