PS287 Lecture Notes - Storge, Color Wheel Theory Of Love, Social Exchange Theory
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Evolutionary theory men & women behave in ways that will maximize the survival of their genes. Men value attractiveness & youth in mates (indicators of fertility). Weakness: it cannot explain men"s preferences for women w/ domestic skills. A society"s emphasis on distinct division of labour b/w the sexes will be directly linked to sex differences in mate selection. Females will value a mate w/ high earning capacity; males will value a mate w/ domestic skills in societies where men"s role is to work outside the home & women"s role is to work inside the home. Weakness: cannot explain men"s preferences for attractive mates. Social norms dictate what is desirable in a mate. A schema/cognitive representation of a sequence of events. There are 3 primary styles of love: eros, storge, ludus. There are also 3 blends of these love styles: mania, pragma, agape. Relationships satisfaction is partly determined by the benefits & costs incurred in a relationship.
