SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Edwin Sutherland, Ethnomethodology
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Liking refers to a positive attitude toward an object. Love involves attachment to and caring for another person the other. Occurrence of romantic love ideal in magazines, 1741-1865. A team of researchers selected some of the best-selling magazines from 4 historical periods and counted the number of times each of the 5 romantic ideals was mentioned. A love story is a story (script) about what love should be like; it has characters, plot and theme. There are two central characters in every love story, and they play roles that complement each other. The plot details the kinds of events that occur in the relationship. The theme provides the meaning of the events that make up the plot, and it gives direction to the behaviour of the principles. Our class discusses a long list of what we consider love to be- that be reduced to three essential components. Passion - physiological arousal longing to be with.
