PSYC 3480 Chapter 8: Love Relationships
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Roman0c love: intense a9achment formed between ppl who are in love. Young adolescents tend to emphasize physical a9ributes; older adolescents emphasize their compa0bility w their partner. Both women and men emphasized physical a9rac0veness when judging an ideal sexual partner: men were more likely than women to rank physical a9rac0veness as the most important characteris0cs. Both women and men value honesty, good personality and intelligence: women are more likely than men to emphasize the nancial status of an ideal partner. Nancial prospects: women in all 3 cultures (us, russia, japan) more likely than men to emphasize nancial prospects in a spouse. Evolu(onary-psychology approach: various species gradually change over the course of many genera0ons so that they can adapt be9er to their env. Explain why men and women have somewhat di views about ideal mates: men should prefer young a9rac0ve women bc those women are most likely to be fer0le. Social-roles approach: men and women owen occupy di erent social roles.
