Sociology SOC-R 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Storge, Casual Sex, Robert Sternberg
27 Apr 2016
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Sex and emotions: intimacy, jealousy, lust, and love. Love is both a feeling and an activity. Paradox of love: it encompasses opposites (affection and anger) Similar: acceptance, trust, respect, confiding, understanding, spontaneity, acceptance: satisfaction and happiness similar b/w friendship and love. Lovers have more fascination and sense of exclusiveness: runs deeper and stronger than friendship. Our sexual standards are now personal rather than institutional (makes love even more important in sexual rel) Most important factors in sexual activity: level of intimacy in rel and length of time couple has been together. Equal power in rel have more sex. Men see evidence of sexual interest in strong, forceful, powerful women: women see in men who have trust and confidence. Cultural diff overrides gender diff: only stable gender diff is desire of women for relationship support. As age, women more concerned w/ sexual practices and men more concerned w/ relational factors.
