FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Physical Attractiveness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Jenny Glozman

Document Summary

Prior to the 1970s, adolescent love in western culture was structure by daing. Teens now are more likely to go out in mixed-gender groups without and speciic pairing up. Boys and girls may go out simply as friends. Physical maturaion does not predict when daing begins. Older adolescents are more likely to have dated regardless of physical maturity. Recreaion: 1st early adolescence, 3rd in emerging adulthood. Status: 3rd in adolescence, lowest in emerging adulthood. Inimacy: 2nd in adolescence, 1st in emerging adults. What adolescents look for in a partner changes over ime: middle adolescence. Responding to the male"s gestures in the public domain. Romanic experiences are associate with both posiive and negaive outcomes: tend to be more popular and have a more posiive self-image, younger girls in longer term relaionships may likely have a more negaive experience. Feeling of closeness and emoional atachment: commitment. Pledge to love someone over the long term.