SOCL 3601 : Final
Document Summary
Romantic relationships: couples similar in attractiveness stay together longer, gender markers-ways we adorn ourselves to represent male or female, gender display- how we do gender, triangle of love-three components of love. Intimacy: passion, decision/commitment, most important reason for breakup of commuter marriage is that the couple no longer shares a shared biography- events in their life no longer mean so much in your life. If adults were abusive: goffman flooding out- to the dolls the children would be also, person is so overcome, they cant carry out role obligations. Low pressure for conformity: travis hirschi"s social control theory, person needs to develop strong social bonds, also important to have a stake in conformity, rewards and helping behavior, equity- each person"s reward based on their contribution. Men more likely to use this system: equality- each person gets the same reward regardless of their contribution.
