Flashcards
Building Relationships
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1involuntary temporary singlesSingles actively searching for a mate but unable to find a suitable one.
- 2involuntary stable singlesUnmarried adults who can expect to be single for life even though they may not want to be.
- 3cross-sex friendshipA friendship between a man and woman that is strictly platonic.
- 4callingA dating practice of the 18th and 19th centuries in which a young man would visit a young woman in her parent's home.
- 5adolescenceThe period of life that occurs between childhood and adulthood.
- 6principle of least interestThe idea that unequal emotional involvement between romantic partners has implications for the quality and stability of relationships.
- 7dating scriptA set of expectations around dating that differ somewhat for men and women.
- 8homogamous relationshipsRelationships in which we spend most of our time with people who are very similar to ourselves.
- 9propinquitygeographic closeness
- 10pool of eligiblesThe group from which we are likely to choose our mates.
- 11selection effectAn explanation for the fact that people who cohabit tend to same ones who later divorce.
- 12spuriousWhen a relationship between two variables is actually caused by a third variable.