A01 influence if culture on romantic rels

Question 1

What are the 4 subtitles for western and non western rels

Answer 1

Voluntary or non voluntary rels

Individual or or group based rels

Importance of love in romantic rels

Cultural differences in loneliness

Question 2

Talk about voluntary or non voluntary rels

Answer 2

Western rels are herb rally voluntary wheels non western are non voluntary.
This could be due to social mobility therefore greater pool of potential rels in western cultures.

Question 3

Talk about individual or group based rels

Answer 3

Western cultures emphasise individual rights and freedoms whereas non western cultures emphasise importance of family or group in decisions about romantic rels

Individualist vs collectivist

Question 4

Talk about importance of love in romantic rels

Who tested it

Answer 4

Levine et al

Found that members of Western cultures don’t usually marry in the absence of love compared to non western cultures

Question 5

Who tested cultural differences in loneliness

Answer 5

Seepersad et al

Question 6

What did seepersad et al do and find

Answer 6

Members of western cultures more likely to xp loneliness in absence of romantic rels

Adults from usa and Korea

Koreans also relied more on family to fulfil their social network needs