Author: Anonymous

Loving requires                              , or the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, and                                , or the willingness to work through problems and conflicts as opposed to calling it quits when problems arise.

The goal of policy makers from the                            perspective is to return to a society more in line with the values and norms of companionate marriage.

According to the                                 , many of the benefits associated with marriage result from the personal characteristics of those who choose to marry.

The level of domestic violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV), among cohabiting couples is                                  .

Love is not                                 , which involves maintaining relationships by consistently minimizing one’s own needs while trying to satisfy those of a partner.

                                      is similar to, but more rigid than                                   which is the belief that people tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class.

Andrew Cherlin (2004) has described the                                      of marriage as the shift from institutional, companionate, to individualized marriage.

Which of the following terms best describes parents who hover above and meddle excessively in their children’s lives?

The                                 is  the number of men to women in a given society or subgroup, and is expressed in the number of males for every 100 females.

Adults with a(n)                                attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one’s partner due to fear of abandonment.