HFC Chapter 3 Mate Selection and Pre-Marital Relationships and HFC 4 Communication in Marriage: Questions for Discussion

HFC 3

1. What is the problem the authors have with the sociological approach taken to mate selection research?

2. If you were designing a study on mate selection (from a communication perspective) what would be 2-3 variables you would explore and why?

3. Of the three explanations of mate selection: adult attachment, social exchange and interdependence theories, and the contextual model, which do you feel is the most accurate, complete and useful?

HFC 4

1. What are the four findings regarding communication patterns and marriage on page 86-87? Given these findings, what advice would you give newlyweds about how to communicate successfully in marriage?

2. Describe, in one sentence (that is not a run-on) the major problem with research into marital communication.