The Changing Landscape of Mate Selection in Western Society

Read Balswick, Fifth Edition, Part 2 (Marriage, chapters 3-5). Then answer the following questions. Follow the same format and instructions as on Assignment 1. 1. What do the authors say has changed in western mate selection? Pages 49-50 2. Summarize traditional mate selection, including the concepts of “bride price” and “dowry” in many older cultures. Pages 50-51 3. What were the beginnings of romantic love in western society? Page 52 4. Explain the connection of three Greek words to four types of love relationships. Pages 53-54 5. Explain why the “like marries like” theory is key to most marriage relationships. Pages 54-55 6. Discuss the Bowens Family Systems Theory. Pages 55-56 7. Summarize other theories of mate selection. Pages 56-57 8. Summarize the authors’ discussion of “cohabitation” either as a path toward or alternative to marriage. Pages 60-70 (Note: this answer should be longer than most). 9. Discuss what constitutes marriage, and explain how Christians tend to see God’s involvement in marriage. Pages 70-72 10. Discuss how the Christian community should respond to cohabiting couples.Pages 72-74 11. What do the authors say about God’s Will? Think about and describe how many people might mistakenly define “God’s Will.” Pages 75-77 12. Summarize factors that tend to predict marriage quality. Pages 78-79 13. How do you resolve issues of family origin before marriage? Pages 80-86 14. Explain differentiated unity as a solution to the dilemma of the modern marriage. Pages 86-89 15. Discuss new roles in the marital dance (perichoresis mentioned earlier).Pages 89-93 16. Summarize how you understand the authors’ model for biblical marriage.Pages 94-107 (Note: this answer should be linger than most).