SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Interpersonal Attraction, Premarital Sex, Social Exchange Theory
2 Dec 2018
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Interpersonal attraction: positive attitude held by one person toward another person, you may be attracted to them, not necessarily sexual. Levels of pair relatedness: zero contact, awareness that you"re in the same class as the other, Surface contact, etc. there"s more levels: the ppl we end up becoming close friends w/ or married to, we go through this whole process from the beginning. 2: large eyes and a small nose, men w/, masculine features, large jaw and a medium sized nose, positive behaviors (smiling, helping) make individual appear more attractive. Norm of homogamy: norm requiring that friends, lovers, and spouses be similar in age, race, religion, and socioeconomic status, research shows that homogamy is characteristics of all types of social relationships from acquaintance to intimate. Idea that each of us looks for someone who is of approximately the same level of social desirability: the matching hypothesis is supported by analyses of singles ads.
