PS261 Lecture : Attraction.docx
Document Summary
Is there a pattern to relationship development: yes: according to levinger (1975, a: acquaintanceship, b: build up, c: continuation, d: deterioration, e: ending, during acquaintanceship, stage of infatuation (6 8 months). Lots of research on this issues, and many different models of love: sternberg (1988) triarchic model of love including, intimacy, passion, commitment, each person"s commitment to another is a mix of these three components, hatfield (1988) differentiates between passionate and companionate love, passionate: intense turmoil, emotion and passion, highly sexualized, companionate: affection, care and trust. Men are taught: to be detached from their emptions, to avoid discussing their emotions, that commitment is unmasculine, to have sex with lots of people, to prove their masculinity, to be aggressive and complete, to confuse love and lust. Women are taught: to be caring and empathic, to cooperate, to be tentative, that commitment is most important, to be the gatekeepers of sex, to confuse lust with love.
