1. Choices in Relationships: An Introduction Outlined from : David Knox & Caroline Schacht (2010). Choices in Relationships -An Introduction to Marriage and the Family. Chapter 1

2. The World Health Organization: health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

3. Social relationships important element in health (individual and national) critical to our health, happiness, and sense of well-being

4. Choices in Relationships Life is the sum of all of your choices. Albert Camus, French author and philosopher Not To Decide Is To Decide Some Choices Require Correction Choices Involve Trade-Offs

5. Choices Include Selecting a Positive or Negative View Choices Involve Different Decision-Making Styles Choices Produce Ambivalence Most Choices Are Revocable; Some Are Not

6. Choices of Generation Y Choices Are Influenced by the Stage in the Family Life Cycle Making Wise Choices is Facilitated by Learning Decision-Making Skills

7. Global, Structural/Cultural, and Media Inflences on Choices Globalization Social Structure -institutions -social groups -statuses -roles

8. Culture Two central elements of culture: -beliefs -values Media

9. Other Influences on Relationship Choices -Family of origin -Unconscious motivations -Habits -Personality -Relationships and life experiences

10. Elements of Marriage (in Western World) 1.Legal Contract 2.Emotional Relationship 3.Sexual Monogamy 4.Legal Responsibility for Children 5.Announcement/Ceremony

11. Alternative Types Of Marriage Polygamy: a form of marriage involving more than two spouses Three forms of polygamy: polygyny, polyandry, and pantagamy.

12. Types of Families Family of Origin/ Family of orientation Family of Procreation Nuclear Family

13. Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Family Binuclear Family Extended Family

14. Theoretical Frameworks for Viewing Marriage and the Family Social Exchange Framework -Utilitarianism Family Life Course Development Framework -family life cycle Structural-Functional Framework -functionalism

15. Conflict Framework Symbolic Interaction Framework Definition of the Situation Looking-Glass Self Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Family Systems Framework

16. Social Organization Framework 1.Societies 2.Communities 3.Associations Feminist Framework Human Ecological Framework -Ecosystem Transpersonal Psychology Framework

17. Game Framework 1.Goals 2.Expectations 3.Roles 4.Rules 5.Values 6.Language 7.Strategies 8.Rituals 9.Artifacts 10.Myths

18. Conducting and Evaluating Research in Marriage and the Family The Research Process: 1.Identify the topic 2.Review litterature 3.Develop hypotheses 4.Method of data collection 5.Get approval (ethics) 6.Collect and analyse data 7.Publish results

19. Note! Sample Control Groups Age and Cohort Effect Terminology Researcher bias -Reflexivity Time