SOCI 2700H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Interpersonal Attraction, Neoliberalism, Anthony Giddens
5 Apr 2016
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Couple formaion: interpersonal atracion, mate selecion, and the early stages of interacion between two individuals. Couple dynamics: the ongoing trajectory of interacions between members of established couples, including marial and non-marial couples. Couple breakdown: the formal (divorce) or informal dissoluion of a couple relaionship. Anthony giddens- pure relaionship; sought only for what the relaionship can bring to the partners involved: believes that romanic love has been replaced by conluent love; focuses on the qualiies of a relaionship, not a person. Seek a relaionship; not a person: more concerned with what consitutes a good relaionship than atracive characterisics in other person. Mary holmes- criicizing the concept of pure relaionships: we now chose who to love and how; in the same way we decide what kind of holiday to go on or what pair of shoes might be best. Paterns of mate selecion: opposite-sex mate selecion, same-sex mate selecion. More diicult process for teens and young adults (or any age)
