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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Mate Selection, Nonmarital Cohabitation, and Transition to Marriage

Short Answer

Please answer all questions



1

Identify and briefly describe the four major groups of theories of mate selection: psychodynamic, needs, exchange, and developmental process theories.
2

Discuss what gender has to do with educational homogamy.
3

What are the attractions of cohabiting for many people?
4

Identify five of the important factors determining marital readiness that were discussed in the chapter.
5

Identify three reasons discussed in the chapter why some people regret their choice of mate.