Chapter 10

One of the rewards reported by intercultural couples is the stronger, deeper relationship that results from weathering prejudice.

True

When an interracial couple reaches the relationship maintenance stage, their challenges and rewards are similar to those of other couples.

True

The balance between the need for privacy or personal space and the need for relatedness describes which issue?

autonomy-connection issues

At which stage of the four stages of "racial awareness and awakening" does an interracial couple announce their relationship to ingroups?

identity emergence

In ___________ cultures, most individuals typically "fall in love" first and then either get married or move on to another dating partner.

individualistic

In comparison with the Japanese, U.S. Americans have a ______ public self and a ______ private self.

larger layer of; smaller layer of

Sonya lives in the United States and has a white father and a Filipina mother. She feels comfortable with synchronizing the patterns and traditions of both the typical U.S. culture and the Filipino culture. Which identity form is Sonya practicing?

synthesizers

Lee and Joni are an interracial couple who have gotten so tired of the racist comments or glaring looks when they go to the local movie theater that they have decided to drive 30 miles farther to the movie theater in a larger city. What coping strategy is this couple using?

withdrawing