Formation Of Relationships PY4
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- Created on: 29-04-15 20:41
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- Formation Of Relationships
- Socio-biological expl of attraction
- 1 . Evolution & sociobiology (attraction = adaptive behav)
- 2. Physical attractiveness
- LANGOIS ET AL genetic illness cause assymmetry
- HENDERSOn ET AL year books
- 3. Relative age and financial prospects
- BUSS 37 cultures: age, financial and intelligence & kindness
- Suggested women value age because culture has made them disadvantageous
- BUSS 37 cultures: age, financial and intelligence & kindness
- Evaluation
- Cant explain all attraction in relationships eg. non sexual/ gay
- Extended to explain family (ensure surviv of shared genes)
- Explains how attractiveness leads to reprod success
- Underest' cultures role
- Cant explain all attraction in relationships eg. non sexual/ gay
- Matching hypothesis
- 1. WALSTER's computer date study
- 2. MUSTEIN similar attract ratings in both engaged and short term
- Evaluation
- Considers not only phys attract eg religeon, socioeco class etc
- Suggests gender diff in importance
- TOWHEY m&fs pics and biograph info. Macho scale high scorers value attract more
- Suggest attract values + personality interlinked
- TOWHEY m&fs pics and biograph info. Macho scale high scorers value attract more
- suggests attract only important in beginning
- MURSTEIN married more similar than dating SUPPORTS
- Social exchange theory
- KELLEY form due to rewards recieved & balance of cost benefits
- Sampling, bargaining, commitment, institutionalisation
- Evaluation
- Assumes inherent selfishness
- HATFIELD's equity (people lookfor equality in rewards) & overbenefitt is damaging
- Inveitable cultural differences in rewards
- Assumes inherent selfishness
- KELLEY form due to rewards recieved & balance of cost benefits
- EXTRA A02
- All reductionist, all determinist, westernised, ind diffs.
- Socio-biological expl of attraction
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