FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Physical Attractiveness, Gender Role, Sexual Arousal

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Is a key component to determine long term dates, sex and relationships. Large hips were rated lower in female attractiveness. It is very variable on what people find attractive. In study women rated responsibility high in finding a man whereas men rated physical attractiveness high. In a casual partner, women rated physical attractiveness higher: men and women rated responsibity the highest in finding a future spouse, men have more traditional sex-role expectations. Love: people who felt love had a higher amount of health than people who didn"t, aspects of love change throughout cultures. Is a shift between between misery and ecstasy nothing can bring us as hhigh and plunge us as low. Infatuation is based on a feelings of passion and not deeper attachment infatuated while the other is not. Biological mechanisms: there are change in distinct neural pathways, monoamines and neuropeptides as well as hormones vasopression and oxytocin.