Sociology 2234E Lecture Notes - Equity Theory, Positive Tone, Umber
28 Mar 2012
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The values that predict why people will be attracted to each other factors that cause us to be drawn. Functional distance: aspects of architectural design that make it likely some people will come into contact with each other m ore often than other (e. g. location of rest room, stairs, elevator, or mailboxes) Similarity: we can be attracted to people who are: Opposite to us (complementarity: similarity is a stronger predictor of attraction than complementarity we tend to think that people who are similar to us will be more enjoyable to be around. Boosts their attractiveness tend to find people more similar to us more attractive. Liking someone who likes us in return. One of the prime determinants of interpersonal attraction. Effects only occur if you like yourself in the first place: can make up for the absence of similarity in some cases. Both sexes prefer larger eyes (baby face feature), and prominent cheekbones.
