FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Sexting

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Social-exchange theory the view that relationship"s development reflects the unfolding of social exchanges the rewards and costs of maintaining the relationship as opposed to ending it. Factors that motivate us include similarity in level of physical attraction, similarity in attitudes and interests, Active doing something that will enhance the relationship or deciding to end it (communication skills, or. Sexting refers to the words sex and texting and the act of sending sexually explicit images from one mobile phone to another (nude or semi-nude photos) People 18 and under who have sent a nude image have technically committed a criminal offense as it is illegal because it breaks canada"s child-pornography laws. In most cases, nude photos that have been sent to additional people or larger groups are sent by an ex-partner. Dating in the era of new communication technologies. Survey of 296 undergraduate university students investigating whether the use of new technology (facebook, texting) was acceptable in the dating world.