FRHD 1020 Chapter 3: Textbook - Chapter 3 (Getting Together)
21 Dec 2011
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Textbook: the family dynamic a canadian perspective fifth edition. For many, happily ever after is just an illusion. The reality is both more ordinary and more complex. Marriage is the norm in our society and is encouraged relatives, advertising, popular culture, social life organized around couples. Many realize marriage may not meet a person"s needs. Traditional marriage puts needs of husband and children first. No longer need to marry to have children. Courtship: mate selection process of choosing a partner to share one"s life with. Erik erikson young adulthood intimacy which develops when both people in a relationship feel understood, cared for and valued by the other. Second developmental task building the foundation for couple"s relationship (communication, verbal or non-verbal; trust) Pattern of relationships symbolic-interaction: established from earliest interchanges between partners. In societies where couples do not have free choice of a partner,, the basis of the relationship is also established before the marriage.
