FAD2230 Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I Evolution of Dating II Who do we date III Cohabitation IV Views on cohabitation Outline of Current Lecture I Homosexual Relationships II Love and Loving Relationships III Love in history IV Feminization of Love V Love as attachment VI Types of attachment Children VII Types of attachment Adults VIII Contemporary ideas about love Current Lecture Homosexual Relationships o Homo couples and hetero couples are more alike than different Homo couples receive less family support than hetero couples but receive more friend support Lesbians couples usually have most equal and least sexualized relationships out of all homosexual and heterosexual couple types Love and Loving Relationships o Love a strong affection for one another arising out of kinship or personal ties attraction based on sexual desire and affection based on admiration or common interest o Love in history o Romantic love and marriage were often not attached to each other Ancient Greek and roman mythology did not associate love with marriage Early Christianity did not associate love with marriage 12th century during the middle ages there were some precursors to our notion of romance love in marriage Feminization of Love o Process in 19th century love became associated with private work of women in the home nurturing and caring for family members o Industrial revolution men work experience the stresses of labor outside the home o The home becomes a Haven of rest for men women become the keepers of it thus caregiving and domesticity begin to become evidence of love Love as attachment o Attachment theory A theory that the way in which infants from attachments early in life will affect relationships through out later in life Types of attachment Children o Secure attachment an attachment type where infants feel unsafe when their moms are out of sight cry when leaves o Anxious attachment infants become nervous when their parents leave the room and can show rejection when the parent returns o Avoidant attachment infants show little attachment to their primary parent Types of attachment Adults o Adult romance relationships correspond to the infant attachments Secure attachments Anxious Avoidant attachments Contemporary ideas about love o Romantic love a type of love that is characterize by passion melodrama excitement and receive a lot of media attention o Compassionate love grows overtime based on strong commitment friendship and trust o Limelance very intense emotions experienced during the early formation of attachment to an individual
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