RTSP Final Exam Questions with verified detailed answers || || || || || || ||
While aspirations for marriage were once a given in American society, today a growing
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number of people regard marriage as an optional institution with little appeal. Why is that?
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What, in your judgement, does marriage have to offer couples in the 21st century? -
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✔✔Today it seems that there are more people regarding marriage as an optional institution
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with little appeal because the current younger generation sees settling down as something
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for later on in life. There is much more emphasis on furthering education and growing your
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career for both men and women. Women do not have the need to marry for economic and
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protective reasons anymore. Also marriage use to be something that everyone did but now it
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is seen more as a "capstone experience" or a status symbol. Another reason people are
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viewing marriage as optional is because it is more acceptable to have children out of
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wedlock so there is no rush to be married to have kids. Marriage in the 21st century has
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much to offer couples since it is a means of sharing a life with someone. Marriage brings
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stability comfort emotionally, economically, and socially because you have someone to share
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experiences with and rely on in the tough and the good times. Society today is a lot about
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connections with people and in the workforce and in the social world having a partner or || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
spouse is an important connection to have in order to meet new people and gain new
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experiences.
What are the challenges that married couples face in the twenty-first century? - ✔✔There
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are so many challenges that married coupes face in the 21th century. First of all, the cultural
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obsession with romance leading to unrealistic expectations, the myth of "the right one", the
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consumer culture (maximizing choices, shopping for a spouse), inclined to look for a spouse
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that meets all of our needs, concept of a "closed household", marriage as a means for self-
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discovery, self-esteem, and personal growth which is a selfish means of achieving personal
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fulfillment. Some other challenges include infidelity, getting bored, financial issues of
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paying off debt, social media becoming a distraction, and marriage as more of an optional
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add-on. The commonness of divorce. || || || ||
Throughout history, marriage has met different needs and served different purposes. How || || || || || || || || || || || ||
does Eli Finkel analyze the evolving institution of marriage and why might this be
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important to anyone considering marriage today? - ✔✔Eli Finkle recognizes that the gap
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between the benefits of good and mediocre marriages has increased. This means that the
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, average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage in history in terms of
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satisfaction and divorce rate. However, the best marriages today are much stronger than the
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best marriages of the past in terms of satisfaction and personal well-being. I think that this
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could maybe be because of the increased emphasis on love as a means for marriage instead
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of economic reasons. Finkle also says that Americans today have higher expectations for
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marriage and those expectations can be met if the spouses put in the time and effort but
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when the time and effort is not there it leaves people dissatisfied.
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3 models of marriage:
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1. Institutional marriage (nations founding until 1850, food production, shelter, protection
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from violence) ||
2. Compassionate marriage (1850-1965, intimate needs, love, fulfilling sex life, men and
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women occupy distinct social spheres) || || || ||
3. Self-expressive marriage (1965 to present, self-discovery, self-esteem, personal growth, not
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an essential institution, achieving personal fulfillment)
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- Satisfying the higher level needs yields greater happiness but to do so couples need to
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invest substantially more time and energy|| || || || ||
How might a strong commitment to Christianity show up in a marital relationship? Does
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being a Christian make marriage more difficult or less difficult? - ✔✔-Trust (ability to have
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reliance on someone) || ||
-Faith in another person leads to love of that person
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-Authentic faith freely given and exercised (make commitment and stick to it through
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actions)
-Lively and intense awareness of what you believe and are committed to
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-Sensitivity, warmth, and richness in life || || || || ||
-Love your spouse like Jesus loves you (reflect the love of God in your relationships)
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- Love as a promise to do a future activity as a result of the marriage rather than its cause
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- Lifelong commitment of working through the problems in a partnership; lifetime
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commitment ||
While aspirations for marriage were once a given in American society, today a growing
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
number of people regard marriage as an optional institution with little appeal. Why is that?
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
What, in your judgement, does marriage have to offer couples in the 21st century? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Today it seems that there are more people regarding marriage as an optional institution
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
with little appeal because the current younger generation sees settling down as something
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
for later on in life. There is much more emphasis on furthering education and growing your
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
career for both men and women. Women do not have the need to marry for economic and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
protective reasons anymore. Also marriage use to be something that everyone did but now it
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
is seen more as a "capstone experience" or a status symbol. Another reason people are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
viewing marriage as optional is because it is more acceptable to have children out of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
wedlock so there is no rush to be married to have kids. Marriage in the 21st century has
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
much to offer couples since it is a means of sharing a life with someone. Marriage brings
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
stability comfort emotionally, economically, and socially because you have someone to share
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
experiences with and rely on in the tough and the good times. Society today is a lot about
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
connections with people and in the workforce and in the social world having a partner or || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
spouse is an important connection to have in order to meet new people and gain new
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
experiences.
What are the challenges that married couples face in the twenty-first century? - ✔✔There
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
are so many challenges that married coupes face in the 21th century. First of all, the cultural
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
obsession with romance leading to unrealistic expectations, the myth of "the right one", the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
consumer culture (maximizing choices, shopping for a spouse), inclined to look for a spouse
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
that meets all of our needs, concept of a "closed household", marriage as a means for self-
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
discovery, self-esteem, and personal growth which is a selfish means of achieving personal
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
fulfillment. Some other challenges include infidelity, getting bored, financial issues of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
paying off debt, social media becoming a distraction, and marriage as more of an optional
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
add-on. The commonness of divorce. || || || ||
Throughout history, marriage has met different needs and served different purposes. How || || || || || || || || || || || ||
does Eli Finkel analyze the evolving institution of marriage and why might this be
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
important to anyone considering marriage today? - ✔✔Eli Finkle recognizes that the gap
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
between the benefits of good and mediocre marriages has increased. This means that the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
, average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage in history in terms of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
satisfaction and divorce rate. However, the best marriages today are much stronger than the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
best marriages of the past in terms of satisfaction and personal well-being. I think that this
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
could maybe be because of the increased emphasis on love as a means for marriage instead
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of economic reasons. Finkle also says that Americans today have higher expectations for
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
marriage and those expectations can be met if the spouses put in the time and effort but
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
when the time and effort is not there it leaves people dissatisfied.
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3 models of marriage:
|| || ||
1. Institutional marriage (nations founding until 1850, food production, shelter, protection
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
from violence) ||
2. Compassionate marriage (1850-1965, intimate needs, love, fulfilling sex life, men and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
women occupy distinct social spheres) || || || ||
3. Self-expressive marriage (1965 to present, self-discovery, self-esteem, personal growth, not
|| || || || || || || || || ||
an essential institution, achieving personal fulfillment)
|| || || || || ||
- Satisfying the higher level needs yields greater happiness but to do so couples need to
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invest substantially more time and energy|| || || || ||
How might a strong commitment to Christianity show up in a marital relationship? Does
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
being a Christian make marriage more difficult or less difficult? - ✔✔-Trust (ability to have
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
reliance on someone) || ||
-Faith in another person leads to love of that person
|| || || || || || || || ||
-Authentic faith freely given and exercised (make commitment and stick to it through
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
actions)
-Lively and intense awareness of what you believe and are committed to
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
-Sensitivity, warmth, and richness in life || || || || ||
-Love your spouse like Jesus loves you (reflect the love of God in your relationships)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
- Love as a promise to do a future activity as a result of the marriage rather than its cause
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- Lifelong commitment of working through the problems in a partnership; lifetime
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commitment ||
