adult years. functions of marriage for society inheritance rights structured economic partnership...
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Adult Years
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Functions of marriage for society
• Inheritance rights• Structured economic partnership• Regulating sexual behavior• Childrearing
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Cohabitation
• When cohabitating couples marry, they have a greater risk of divorce than those couples who did not cohabitate.
• Many believe long term commitment not necessary for living arrangement
• Not a substitute for marriage
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Marital satisfaction
• Satisfied couples have Closeness Individual independence
The Prophet
• Couples who have a good marriage believe the marriage enhances themselves as individuals.
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Gottman’s research predicting marital
dissatisfaction• Facial expressions of disgust or fear• Defensiveness• Expressions of contempt
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Gottman’s best predictor of marital satisfaction
• Moments of support, kindness, passion & mutual pleasure far outweigh moments of disgust, criticism, defensiveness and anger
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Sexual satisfaction within marriage
• Frequency• Mutuality in initiating sex• Frequency for orgasm among women• Compared with Kinsey’s research
Men and women now have a wider repertoire of sexual behavior
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Extramarital sex (nonconsensual)
• Reasons for: Wanting to expand emotionally or sexually Unavailability of sex within the marriage Way to begin ending a marriage
• Other factors Symptom of a disintegrating marriage May cause marital breakups Other serious consequences for both
participant and spouse
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Divorce
• Increasing due to Reduction in social stigma attached to
divorce Increased economic independence of
women Liberalization of divorce laws
• Emotional impact Similar to a death of a spouse
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Most frequently cited reason for divorce
• For men = Communication difficulties
• For women = communication difficulties
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High divorce rates with second marriages related
to• Less willingness to stick around when
things get rough
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Factors influencing sexual activity in later years
• Need for affection and sexual intimacy continues into older years
• Physical health Medications
In elderly may effect sexual desire and function
• Regularity of sexual expression• Sexual activity levels in early
adulthood
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Aging and hormone Replacement therapy
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