Remembering the Future: A Sociological Narrative of Crisis Episodes, Collective Action, Culture Workers, and Countermovements

Bromley, David G.

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“…Today, in Western culture, covenantal and contractual marital social values coexist (Bromley, 1997). Cultural shifts are reflected in the American debate about the family.…”

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“…Marital values in psychology and marital research Bromley (1997) suggested that covenantal marital values assume the following: (a) the primary unit of the community is the marital dyad, (b) individual sacrifice for the collective (i.e., marital or family) good is expected, (c) commitment and vow taking are valued, and (d) traditional interventions, such as the use of spiritual resources, are seen as a primary means of restoring order when the marriage is threatened. Contractual marital values assume the following: (a) the primary unit of the community is the individual, (b) individual selfactualization is the primary means of marital improvement, (c) negotiation and mutual agreement are valued, and (d) modern professional interventions such as therapy are seen as a primary means of restoring order when the marriage is threatened.…”

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Covenantal and contractual values in marriage: Marital Values Orientation toward Wedlock or Self-actualization (Marital VOWS) Scale

Ripley

Worthington

Bromley

et al. 2005

Personal Relationships

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Cultural constructions of marriage have developed to form 2 marital values orientations. These marital values can be understood along a continuum from covenantal at 1 pole to contractual at the other pole. Covenantal marital values prioritize individual sacrifice for the marriage to promote marital health, commitment, and vow taking to resolve conflict, the collective dyad as the primary unit of the marriage, and often spiritual intervention as a primary means of restoring order. Contractual marital values prioritize individual self‐actualization to promote marital health, negotiation, and mutual agreement to resolve conflict, the individual as the primary unit of the marriage, and clinical and psychological interventions as a primary means of restoring order. The authors developed a 26‐item scale to measure contractual and covenantal marital values. In 3 studies examining a total of 786 student and community participants, the factor structure of the scale was evaluated, and convergent and discriminant construct validity, item internal consistency, and 4‐week test–retest reliability were examined.

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“…Today, in Western culture, covenantal and contractual marital social values coexist (Bromley, 1997). Cultural shifts are reflected in the American debate about the family.…”

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Covenantal and contractual values in marriage: Marital Values Orientation toward Wedlock or Self-actualization (Marital VOWS) Scale

Ripley

Worthington

Bromley

et al. 2005

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“…Bromley (1997) developed a theory about a continuum of social-relationship orientation, with contractualism on one pole and covenantalism on the other. Bromley (1997) developed a theory about a continuum of social-relationship orientation, with contractualism on one pole and covenantalism on the other.…”

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“…Ripley et. In these relationships, individuals are willing to sacrifice their own personal needs, expectations, and desires for the sake of the relationship (Bromley, 1997;Ripley et al, 2005). Stated differently, contractual unions represent an individualistic perspective, where the well-being and satisfaction of the individual is the first priority.…”

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Relationship Factors and Quality Among Mixed-Orientation Couples

Kays

Yarhouse

Ripley

2013

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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Mixed-orientation couples are defined as a heterosexual couple in which 1 partner experiences same-sex attraction and the other does not. Despite the fact that there is a sizable number of mixed-orientation couples in the U.S. adult population, few researchers have studied this population, and thus, there is limited understanding of these relationships. The authors examined the degree to which relationship commitment, partner-focused forgivingness, and marital values were associated with relationship quality, and how these variables predicted relationship quality. The total sample (N = 265) consisted of 2 independent samples-105 sexual minorities (i.e., the spouse who experiences same-sex attraction) and 160 heterosexual spouses. The data were not dyadic. Together, commitment, partner-focused forgivingness, and marital values accounted for roughly 43% of the variance in relationship quality. Relationship commitment was found to be the largest single predictor of relationship quality, followed by partner-focused forgivingness. Research and clinical implications are discussed. This study significantly adds to the current research base by quantitatively measuring various variables in these relationships, as well as expanding our understanding of relationship quality in mixed-orientation couples and factors that may play a role.

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“…These couples focused on the need to develop intimacy (knowing each other more, recognising the other's feelings), supporting evidence for the evolving position of couples from the focus on a common project to a basis in the development of emotional and sexual intimacy (Bromley, 1997;Kim et al, 1994;Ripley et al, 2005;Schnarch, 2009;Triandis, 1995). In this context emotional differentiation is a psychological tool that becomes a relevant focus of therapeutic interventions.…”

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Factors Preventing Gridlock in Chilean Couples’ Relationships Based on the Discourse of Couples Therapists and Highly Adjusted Couples

Tapia-Villanueva

Molina

Aspíllaga

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Aust N Z J Fam Ther

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The term gridlock describes the occurrence of rigid patterns in couples' conflict. This study aimed to describe strategies of conflict resolution and gridlock prevention from the perspectives of couples and couple therapists. Participants were couple therapists and highly adjusted couples scored by the dyadic adjustment scale (DAS), distributed according to traditional and non-traditional position in life and duration of relationships. Conflict gridlock scenarios were used to create video stimulus that were presented to participants. A qualitative methodology was used to analyse couples' and therapists' commentaries on the scenarios. Results showed differences in preventing conflict gridlock among sub-groups of couples. Long-term traditional couples focused on loyalty to a common project and value sacrificing to a higher good; long-term non-traditional couples prioritised caring and validating the bond in the relationship. Short-term traditional couples focused on mutual love and the relief of hurt while short-term non-traditional couples supported the value of equity.Keywords: conflict, couples, gridlock, intimacy, relationship, therapy Key Points1 Conflict is a normal part of couples' lives, enabling partners to redefine relational patterns and the overall sense of the relationship. 2 Problematic situations emerge when conflicts cannot be resolved, generating repetitive, inefficient, and dysfunctional behavioural patterns that transform conflict into gridlock. 3 Differences regarding the duration and traditional and non-traditional aspects of the relationship produce different challenges in the trajectory of the bond. 4 Therapists refer to strategies of breaking the interaction pattern to resolve severe gridlocked conflict and opening up new forms of interplay. 5 Different types of couples emphasise different strategies to prevent a gridlock situation, i.e., loyalty to a common project, passionate love, caring and equity.During the second half of the 20th century, with the increasing predominance of individual liberties over traditional behavioural models, the human couple underwent deep changes. Today the human couple is placed in an unprecedented setting characterised by the occurrence of fast social and technological transformations that develop speedily even within the same generation. These changes produce tensions in couple interaction which can be conceived as an emotional space where these tensions must be regulated by its members in a way to achieve the vital objectives of wellbeing,

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Remembering the Future: A Sociological Narrative of Crisis Episodes, Collective Action, Culture Workers, and Countermovements

Cited by 19 publications

References 51 publications

Covenantal and contractual values in marriage: Marital Values Orientation toward Wedlock or Self-actualization (Marital VOWS) Scale

Covenantal and contractual values in marriage: Marital Values Orientation toward Wedlock or Self-actualization (Marital VOWS) Scale

Relationship Factors and Quality Among Mixed-Orientation Couples

Factors Preventing Gridlock in Chilean Couples’ Relationships Based on the Discourse of Couples Therapists and Highly Adjusted Couples

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