Table of Contents

Part I. Methodological Questions
Chapter 1: The Mysteries of Marriage: Its Function, Evolution, and Development, Glenn E. Weisfeld and Carol Cronin Weisfeld
Chapter 2: Getting Started: The Construction, Properties, and Applications of the MARQ, Carol Cronin Weisfeld, Ellen Fedon-Keyt, Michael J. R. James, Samantha Lewis, and Emilia D. Shinne
Chapter 3: Getting It Right: Why Invariance Testing with Respect to Gender and Culture Is Important, Craig A. Wendorf and Todd Lucas
Chapter 4: Looking at Dyads: A Primer on Actor-Partner Analysis in Marriage Research, Keith M. Welker and Richard B. Slatcher
Part II. Marriage in Various Cultures around the World
Chapter 5: Are Culture, Sex Differences, Similarity, and Personality Important in Marriage? Evidence from Great Britain and Elsewhere,Glenn E. Weisfeld
Chapter 6: Cultural and Self-Related Considerations in Relationship: Well-Being With Particular Reference to Marriage in Turkey, E. Olcay Imamoğlu and Emre Selcuk
Chapter 7: The Changing Family in China, Jiawen Wang and Carol Cronin Weisfeld
Chapter 8: The Changing Family in Russia, Marina L. Butovskaya and Zhanna Rozenberg
Chapter 9: Marriage in Brazil Preliminary Findings Using the MARQ, Keila Rebello, Kraig S. Shattuck, Mauro Silva, Jr., and Regina Sousa Brito
Chapter 10: The American Family in the 21st Century: Some Things are Changing, Some Not, Carol Cronin Weisfeld, Annamaria Silveri, and Ellen Fedon-Keyt
Chapter 11: From Machismo to Caballerismo: Mate Guarding Tactics in Latino Men, Yobany Pardo
Chapter 12: African-American Married Couples, Cheryl C. Munday, Koyonne R. Mims, Ahmar Zaman, and Bruce Howard
Chapter 13: Love Is Love: Same-sex Couples, Lisa M. Dillon
Part III. Cross-Cultural Patterns in Aspects of Marriage
Chapter 14: Beyond the Honeymoon: Physical Attraction and Its Role throughout Marriage, Annamaria Silveri and Maria Faustina Samayoa
Chapter 15: God Help Us: Spirituality and Religiosity in Marriage, Margaret Stack and Carrie A. F. Nantais
Chapter 16: Humor in Marriage, Glenn E. Weisfeld
Chapter 17: Sex and Infidelity, Lisa M. Dillon, Nicole T. Nowak and Glenn E. Weisfeld
Chapter 18: Sources of Conflict in Marriage, Tara DeLecce
Part IV. Conclusions and Future Directions
Chapter 19: Cross-cultural Social/Behavioral Research: Ethical Principles and Review Processes, Kelly O’Keefe, Ian J. Moore, and Elizabeth M. Hill
Chapter 20: Causes of Marital Conflict: Reflections from a Clinician, Margaret Stack
Chapter 21: Towards a Model of Marriage, Glenn E. Weisfeld, Carol Cronin Weisfeld, and Stefan M. M. Goetz

About the Author

Carol Cronin Weisfeld is professor of psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Glenn E. Weisfeld is professor of psychology at Wayne State University.

Lisa M. Dillon, PhD, is the academic director for the Detroit Medical Center.

Reviews

The Psychology of Marriage is a valuable addition to our field. It sheds light on both the culturally specific and the universal, generally adaptive properties of marriage. In their preface, the Editors write “This research has been conducted without any major grants” (p. x). The book demonstrates that much can be accomplished simply with persistence, an intellectual framework and a dedicated group of researchers. The book is an admirable step forward in articulating an evolutionary, multicultural perspective on marriage. [Reviewed by Daniel Perlman]
*Journal of Family Theory & Review*

The Psychology of Marriage is an essential read for anyone interested in the factors shaping marital life cross-culturally as well as the methodology and challenges of research in this area. Extremely useful for psychology students and practitioners. Carol and Glenn Weisfeld and Lisa M. Dillon have pulled together a variety of authors that point out the cross-cultural similarities and differences in marriage as well as the challenges of studying the practice, including the importance of couples research.
*Catherine Salmon, University of Redlands*

The Psychology of Marriage is a superb book that highlights the ins and outs of marriage; the causes of marital happiness and discord; and both the differences and similarities of different cultural groups ranging from Russia to Brazil. It is unique in brining both evolutionary and cultural lenses to focus on our most cherished and heart-rending relationships—two perspectives indispensable for understanding the ties that bind. Each chapter contains many jewels of their research findings. Collectively, the chapters in the book make it a magnificent milestone in the science of marriage.
*David M. Buss, The University of Texas at Austin*