FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Exchange Theory, Assortative Mating, Forced Marriage
15 Aug 2017
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America, where this focus on romantic love and free choice was combined with the emphasis on individual and achievement. 5: people with ethnically diverse friends are more likely to marry across ethnic and racial lines. The disadvantaged in romance: desirable men and women are portrayed as young, slim, good looking and in control of their bodies and their lives. Asians do not: a special group of the unmarried includes those who choose to be celibate: who choose to make an honest and sustained attempt to live without direct sexual gratification . Obstacles to love relationships the communication gap: many difficulties in intimate relationships are related to the gender-role socialization of men and women, men tend to use communication to achieve goals, establish authority, and compete for attention and power. 10: for men, it is related to their acceptance of rape myths, especially the belief that women, even when raped, enjoy sexual activity.
