Chapter Objectives

After reading the chapter, you should be able to:

1.

define power and family power.

2.

outline the different units of family power.

3.

explain why people want power, pertaining to self-actualization, social expectations, family-of-origin influences, and psychological needs.

4.

describe the sources of power in families, e.g., cultural norms, gender norms, and economic resources.

5.

describe the four types of marital power patterns: egalitarian, husband-dominant, wife-dominant, and anarchical.

6.

describe power tactics-that is, those ways that power is applied.

7.

discuss the consequences of power struggles on individuals and on marital satisfaction, and explain why equity is needed.

8.

define communication, both verbal and nonverbal, and tell why it is important in marriage.

9.

identify the major barriers to communication: physical and environmental, situational, gender, and psychological.

10.

describe the requirements for improving communication skills: motivation, concern, self-disclosure, clarity, feedback and reciprocity, and arguing constructively.

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