PSYC 466 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Agreeableness, Extraversion And Introversion, Parental Investment
6 Oct 2016
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This book focuses on adult friendships and romantic relationships the nature of intimacy. Intimate relationships differ from more casual associations in at least 7 specific ways: knowledge, interdependence, caring, trust, responsiveness, mutuality, commitment the need to belong. Humans display a need to belong, a drive to maintain regular interaction with affectionate, intimate partners. Severe consequences may follow if the need remains unfilled over time the influence of culture. Cultural norms regarding relationships in the united states have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. Fewer people are marrying than ever before, and those who do marry wait longer. People routinely cohabit, and that often makes a future divorce more, not less, likely sources of change. Economic changes, increasing individualism, and new technology contribute to cultural change. So does the sex ratio; cultures with high sex ratios are characterized by traditional gender roles for men and women, whereas low sex ratios are correlated with more permissive behavior the influence of experience.
