4. Family
⢠What does family mean?
⢠A small social group bound by ties of blood,
civil contract, and a commitment to care for
and be responsible for one another.
⢠http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JYupszByJyU&feature=relmfu Awwww!
⢠http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=p3wXyyE4_m0&feature=related Ahhhh!
5. Friendships
⢠What is a friend? What makes a âgood friendâ?
⢠A close and caring relationship between two people that is perceived as
mutually satisfying and beneďŹcial.
⢠What qualities a friend should possess:
⢠availability
⢠caring
⢠honesty
⢠trust
⢠loyalty
⢠empathy
6. Facebook friends
⢠What does it mean to have friends on
Facebook?
⢠How are they different than face-to-face
friends?
7. Romantic relationships
⢠What are your thoughts and feelings when you
think about romantic relationships?
⢠What is love?
⢠A deep affection for and attachment to another
person involving emotional ties, varying degrees
of passion, commitment, and intimacy.
⢠What is intimacy?
⢠Closeness and understanding
8. Effects of relational
harmony
⢠Psychological health
⢠fewer mood swings
⢠less risk of depression
⢠lowered levels of stress hormones
⢠Physical health
⢠lowered risk of diseases like diabetes and heart disease
⢠Healing
⢠stronger immune system and quicker healing
9. What is your romantic
love style?
⢠Eros (beauty and sexuality): Sex is the most important aspect of erotic love. This type of
relationship is quite intense, both emotionally and physically. The focus is on beauty and
attractiveness.
⢠Ludus (entertainment and excitement): Ludus means âplayâ in Latin, and the ludic lover
views love as a game. Ludic love does not require great commitment.
⢠Storge (peacefulness and slowness): Storge has less passion and excitement. Storgic lovers
often share common interests.
⢠Pragma (deed, task, work): In Greek, pragma means âlife work.â Pragmatic lovers are
extremely logical and practical. They want a longterm relationship with an individual who
shares their goals in life.
⢠Mania (elation and depression): This is the love that is often referred to as âromantic love.â
It exhibits extreme feelings and is full of excitement and intensity, but it reaches a peak and
then quickly fades away.
⢠Agape (compassion and selďŹessness): In this type of love, the individual gives willingly and
expects nothing in return. This type of lover can care for others without close ties; a deep
relationship is not necessary for agapic love to develop.
11. Genetic-similarity
hypothesis
⢠What do you think? Is this changing?
⢠Do you have interracial relationships?
12. Social exchange theory
⢠the process of balancing the advantages and
disadvantages of a relationship
⢠Rewards:
⢠extrinsic - external
⢠instrumental - resources/favors
⢠intrinsic - personally satisfying
⢠Costs - things that cause you stress or annoy you
13. Uncertainty reduction
theory
⢠when people meet, their main focus is on
decreasing uncertainty about each other
⢠Strategies:
⢠passive
⢠active
⢠interactive
14. Dialectical tensions
⢠we have contradictory feelings in every
relationship
⢠autonomy -------- connection
⢠openness -------- closeness
⢠predictability -------- novelty
15. Social penetration
theory
⢠how people move from sharing superďŹcial
info to more intimate info