Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Late-Onset Hypogonadism, Night Sweats, Polyamory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Achieving sexual maturity: responsible about sex, developing capacity for intimacy. Those who intend to marry someday and those deciding to remain single: virgins: no intercourse, rarely dated or engaged in intimacy, singles: had experience but no satisfying, unable to maintain long-term, partnered: sexless relationships (sex decline over years) Being single: pass 30yrs w/out marriage enters world of new ways of finding partners singles scene single bars, groups, speed dating, apps. Cohabitation: common in quebec, alternative to marriage. Common-law relationship: when 2 people live as a couple for 12 continuous months but not legally married. Marriage: all canadians have rights to marry. Main reasons: signifies commitment, consistent with morals, children should have married parents. Lawrance & byers: more sexually satisfied if: perceive ourselves getting sex reward and few cost, perceive getting more rewards than cost we expect to get, perceive own and partners rewards/cost equal, happy with non-sexual aspects of relationship. Nonmonogamous relationship: relationship that involves others (secret vs open)