What is a relationship?Types of relationships- friendships, romantic relationships, biological(e.g. sibling) FORMATION- 3 reasons: (1)Sociobiological expanation of attarction, (2)Matching Hypothesis & (3)Social Exchange Theory
(1) socibiology- Behaviour= Adaptive Attraction= behaviour-----pass on genes
Men- young & fertile Women= Old & Resorces ------------ Physically Attractive= Healthy
PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS- attractive traits= good health-Bear children & Provide Resources
LANGOIS ET AL- Symmetrical faces= healthy
Henderson & Anglin- Beauty, yearbooks- live longer(better links)
RELATIVE AGE AND FINANCIAL PROSPECTS (beauty and age interlinked) BUSS- 37 CULTURES------diferences in age prefernces Men- 2.66 younger Women- 3.42 older SUPPORT- Adaptive behaviour BUT Kindness & Intelligence----- HOWARD ET AL -culture Historically bias, female carrer paths changed
+ good expnation of why certain facial features are attarctive
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