PSYC 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Saudade, Unification Church, Longitudinal Study
13 May 2018
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▪ It’s a oe losed elatioship aket, ou’e ot eessail hoosig ou
friends and you have to deal with them regardless of whether you like them or
ot, it’s like aiage ad ilas. Even in the western cultural context: friends
that are picked by you vs friends that are kind of imposed on you, maybe the
friends of your parents.
▪ Friendship in those contexts might be more ambivalent. Ghanians report having
fewer friends than americans and they also evaluated as having too many
friends to be foolish.
▪ Glenn adams looked at enemyship, ghanaians reported having more enemies
than americans. Enemies are rare in western cultures. In western cultures
people sa the do’t hae eeies eause the just do’t see the people the
do’t like. i soe ultual otets, it a ot e appopiate to aoid oes
ou do’t like. Westees: Eeship, a ee of a outgoup. Ghaaias:
enemyship, a member of the ingroup.
• Intimate romantic relationships:
o A universal idea of romantic love.
o The idea of marriage based on romantic love however, is not universal.
o Arranged marriages, have been common in many cultures for a long time. In western
cultures even, for example the royal family in England a lot of marriages were arranged
alliances.
o Arranged marriages are complicated, because it evolves. The concept of what arranged
marriages are, has changed, children have more autonomy now for arranged marriages.
o Mamihlapinatapai = a look between 2 people in love that expresses unspoken but
mutual desire. Saudade (portugese) = a strong feeling of missing someone you love.
Osa Idia = itteseet feelig that loe o’t last. Tuui Aai = a loe so
deep, ou a’t iagie life ithout ou pate. Liteal eglish eaig: ou u
e.
o Within the tradition of arranged marriage, are the marriages satisfying? Are romantic
marriages more satisfying?
▪ Arranged marriages can often be quite successful. Literature suggests most
arranged marriages will become loving relationships.
▪ Arranged marriages are at least as happy as love marriages. Unification church:
in korea.
o A logitudial stud: the loe aiages i tes of Rui’s loe sale, ted to delie
over time. Whereas, for the arranged marriages they stay or go up a little bit. Love
aiages ae’t alas happ. Dioe ates i aeia ae eteel high, ee
though marriages are all arranged.
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