DEP 3053 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Premarital Sex, Labeling Theory

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: DEP 3053
• Professor: Klimenko Marina

Document Summary

1: intimacy component= feelings of closeness, affection, and connectedness. 2: passion component= motivational drives relating to sex, physical closeness, and romance (infatuation) 3: decision/commitment component= both initial cognition that one loves another person and longer-term determination to maintain that love (empty love) All 3: consummate love, though still not ideal homogamy= tendency to marry someone similar in age, race, education, religion, other demographic characteristics. Marriage gradient= tendency for men to marry women slightly younger, smaller, lower in status; women opposite.