EXPERIENCING THE LIFESPAN -
CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Deinstitutionalization mof mMarriage m- mThe mdecline min mmarriage mand mthe memergence mof malternate
mfamily mforms mthat moccurred mduring mthe mlast mthird mof mthe mtwentieth mcentury
U mshaped mCurve mof mMarital mSatisfaction m- mThe mmost mcommon mpathway mof mmarital mhappiness min
mthe mWest, min mwhich msatisfaction mis mhighest mat mthe mhoneymoon, mdeclines mduring mthe mchild-rearing
myears, mthen mrises mafter mthe mchildren mgrow mup.
Triangular mTheory mof mLove m- mRobert mSternberg's mtheory mthat mthree mcomponents m(intimacy,
mpassion, mand mcommitment), min mvarious mcombinations, mcan mexplain mall mthe mforms mof mhuman mlove.
Consummate mLove m- mAccording mto mSternberg's mtheory, mthe mmost mcomplete mform mof mlove,
mconsisting mof mall mthree mcomponents-intimacy, mpassion, mand mcommitment.
Demand-Withdrawal mCommunication m- mA mpathological mtype mof minteraction min mwhich mone mpartner,
mmost moften mthe mwoman, mpresses mfor mmore mintimacy mand mthe mother mperson, mmost moften mthe
mman, mtends mto mback moff.
Fertility mRate m- mThe maverage mnumber mof mchildren ma mwoman mof mchildbearing myears mwill mhave min
mher mlifetime mat mthe mcurrent mrate mfor mher mcountry.
Marital mEquity m- mFairness min mthe m"work" mof ma mcouple's mlife mtogether. mIf ma mrelationship mlacks
mequity, mwith mone mpartner mdoing msignificantly mmore mthan mthe mother, mthe moutcome mis mtypically
mmarital mdissatisfaction.
New mNurturer mFather m- mLate-twentieth-century, mmiddle-class midea min mWestern mcountries mthat
mfathers mshould mdo mhands-on mnurturing mand mshare mthe mchild mcare mequally mwith mwives
Traditional mStable mCareer m- mA mcareer mpath min mwhich mpeople msettle minto mtheir mpermanent mlife's
mwork min mtheir m20s mand moften mstay mwith mthe msame morganization muntil mthey mretire.
Boundryless mCareer m- mToday's mmost mcommon mcareer mpath mfor mWestern mworkers, min mwhich mpeople
mchange mjobs mor mprofessions mperiodically mduring mtheir mworking mlives.
Occupational mSegregation m- mThe mseparation mof mmen mand mwomen minto mdifferent mkinds mof mjobs
mand mcareer mpaths
CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Deinstitutionalization mof mMarriage m- mThe mdecline min mmarriage mand mthe memergence mof malternate
mfamily mforms mthat moccurred mduring mthe mlast mthird mof mthe mtwentieth mcentury
U mshaped mCurve mof mMarital mSatisfaction m- mThe mmost mcommon mpathway mof mmarital mhappiness min
mthe mWest, min mwhich msatisfaction mis mhighest mat mthe mhoneymoon, mdeclines mduring mthe mchild-rearing
myears, mthen mrises mafter mthe mchildren mgrow mup.
Triangular mTheory mof mLove m- mRobert mSternberg's mtheory mthat mthree mcomponents m(intimacy,
mpassion, mand mcommitment), min mvarious mcombinations, mcan mexplain mall mthe mforms mof mhuman mlove.
Consummate mLove m- mAccording mto mSternberg's mtheory, mthe mmost mcomplete mform mof mlove,
mconsisting mof mall mthree mcomponents-intimacy, mpassion, mand mcommitment.
Demand-Withdrawal mCommunication m- mA mpathological mtype mof minteraction min mwhich mone mpartner,
mmost moften mthe mwoman, mpresses mfor mmore mintimacy mand mthe mother mperson, mmost moften mthe
mman, mtends mto mback moff.
Fertility mRate m- mThe maverage mnumber mof mchildren ma mwoman mof mchildbearing myears mwill mhave min
mher mlifetime mat mthe mcurrent mrate mfor mher mcountry.
Marital mEquity m- mFairness min mthe m"work" mof ma mcouple's mlife mtogether. mIf ma mrelationship mlacks
mequity, mwith mone mpartner mdoing msignificantly mmore mthan mthe mother, mthe moutcome mis mtypically
mmarital mdissatisfaction.
New mNurturer mFather m- mLate-twentieth-century, mmiddle-class midea min mWestern mcountries mthat
mfathers mshould mdo mhands-on mnurturing mand mshare mthe mchild mcare mequally mwith mwives
Traditional mStable mCareer m- mA mcareer mpath min mwhich mpeople msettle minto mtheir mpermanent mlife's
mwork min mtheir m20s mand moften mstay mwith mthe msame morganization muntil mthey mretire.
Boundryless mCareer m- mToday's mmost mcommon mcareer mpath mfor mWestern mworkers, min mwhich mpeople
mchange mjobs mor mprofessions mperiodically mduring mtheir mworking mlives.
Occupational mSegregation m- mThe mseparation mof mmen mand mwomen minto mdifferent mkinds mof mjobs
mand mcareer mpaths
