FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Assortative Mating, Premarital Sex, Online Dating Service
29 Jan 2017
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Propinquity theory: states that we are attracted to those individuals who are around us, repeated contact (or familiarity) causes us to like an individual. Similarity theory: states that bird of a feather ock together or that likes attract likes , assortative mating occurs when we chose partners based on certain traits, homogamy means that we choose individuals with traits similar to ours. Complementary theory: relates to the notion that opposites attract . Psychological reactance: states that we like people we cannot have - due to both internal and external barriers. Interference: many checkin with friends and family to see if the person they are dating is okay. Violence and coercion: research shows that women who are coerced have had a great number of sexual partners. The more inequitable the relationship, the more distress individuals will feel: (3) individuals who discover they are in an inequitable relationship will attempt to eliminate their distress by restoring equity.
