Relationships

Relationships

1. Evolutionary Explanation

   • Sexual Selection
     • Intrasexual - individuals must out-compete others in their gender to access those in the opposite gender
     • Intersexual - members of one sex evolve preferences for desirable characteristics in partners, thus determining the areas of competition for the other gender
     • Why is it important?
   • BUSS

2. Theories of Romance

   • Social Exchange Theory
     • Profit and Loss
     • Comparison Levels
   • Equity Theory
     • STAFFORD & CANARY
   • Investment Model
     • RUSBULT
     • Research
       • LE & AGNEW
   • Relationship Breakdown
     • DUCK
   • KURDEK & SCHMITT

3. Attraction

   • Physical
     • Matching Hypothesis
       • WALSTER
   • Self Disclosure
     • Research
       • SPRECHER
     • Types of Disclosure
     • Norms
   • Filter Theory
     • KERCHOFF & DAVIS

4. Virtual

   • Gating
   • Self Disclosure

5. Parasocial

   • Absorption Addiction Explanation
   • Attachment Explanation