Cohen Chapter 7: Love and Romantic Relationships
HOOKING UP
A casual sexual or romantic encounter without explicit commitment or exclusivity
SOCIAL SCRIPT
A commonly understood pattern of interaction that serves as a model of behavior in familiar situations
LOVE
A deep affection and concerns for another, with whom one feels a strong emotional bond
EXPLAIN HOW SOCIAL SCRIPTS (OR THEIR ABSENCE) AFFECT OUR INTERATIONS WITH OTHERS
It either helps or makes it harder to interact with others Social scripts are different depending on who you interact with, and until you have had that interaction you do not have the concept or understanding of how to interact with those specific people
CONTRAST THE DATING EXPERIENCES OF MEN AND WOMEN AT VARIOUS AGES: YOUNGER TEENAGERS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND OLDER ADULTS
MEN Teenagers: College students: Men should extend dating invitations, more often after a sexual goal Older adults: WOMEN Teenagers: College students: Men should extend dating invitations, more often after developing romantic relationships Older adults:
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Mutually acknowledged, ongoing interactions featuring heightened affection and intensity
DESCRIBE THREE GROUPS OF SINGLES THAT HAVE BECOME MORE PREVALENT RECENTLY
Older, unmarried parents, divorced adults
HOW DO SAME-GENDER COUPLES NEGOTIATE DATING AND RELATIONSHIP SCRIPTS DIFFERENTLY FROM DIFFERENT-GENDER COUPLES?
Same gender couples have it harder because they face the wrath from religion, families and peers while different gender couples are more accepted in society and their dating practices are more readily accepted no matter what
ROMANTIC LOVE
The passionate devotion and attraction one person feels for another
UTILITARIAN LOVE
The practical, rational dedication of one person to another based on shared understanding and emotional commitment
HOMOPHILY
The principle by which similar people have ore of a given kind of contact than dissimilar people
MATE SELECTION
The process by which people choose each other for sexual or romantic relationships