GRT 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Job Satisfaction, Psychological Stress, Color Wheel Theory Of Love

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Gerontology
• Course: GRT 2111
• Professor: Marc Rahme

Document Summary

Physical appearance not relative to friendships: similar in age, income, parental status, education, location, background. 6 functions: companionship, provide help intimacy, reliable alliance, self validation, emotional security. Innermost circle: friends and family who provide most support: middle circle: important people but not as close, outer circle: supportive, but because of the role played. Coworkers, neighbours: convoys are not fixed. Evolve with age and life experience: frequency of negative relationships declines with age. Except marriage: negative interaction with parents increases with age, women grow closer through self disclosure and emotional conversation. Provide and receive more support from their social networks: men create intimate relationships through shared activities. Never married individuals: poorer sense of well being as compared to married or cohabitating people, higher suicide rate, deal with social stigma and sterotyping. Must be something wrong with them: spend time and effort creating meaningful social lifestyles.