Unit 11: Interpersonal Relationships - KEY TERMS AND SUMMARY ONLY Flashcards
What is NEED TO BELONG?
the fundamental need for a small number of close relationships that offer frequent, positive interactions
What are SOCIAL NETWORKS?
extended circles of people with whom individuals regularly interact
What is the HOMOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE?
proposes that men achieve friendship intimacy in the context of cohesive, hierarchical units that share goals and joint activities and contain opposing emotions (competition and affection) < men’s sports league
What is the AUDIENCE PROBLEM?
the tendency for observers to assume that platonic friends are romantically involved; especially likely to occur in cross-sex friendships
What is CHOSEN FAMILY?
friend circles that stand in for biological families and consist largely of individuals who understand the unique challenges of being LGBTQ+
What are PASSIONATE FRIENDSHIPS?
friendships characterized by intense longing for proximity, high levels of affection, and large amounts of physical touch; common among sexual minority women
What are MATE PREFRENCES?
qualities that people claim to desire in a potential sexual or romantic mate
What is the SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE of mate preferences?
sex differences in mate preferences are a product of social roles and labor divisions rather than genes
when women primarily perform domestic labor and have less economic resource access, they benefit from selecting partners who can offer financial support
when men occupy the wage-earning roles, they benefit from selecting females who are physically attractive and demonstrate good childcare skills as these qualities indicate a mate who can successfully reproduce and care for children
What is the PARENTAL INVESTMENT THEORY?
female members of many species are especially picky when choosing mates because they invest more than males do in each offspring
mating with a low quality partner carries more risk, so females show preference for partners with resources and protection
men show preference for attractive mates as this indicates reproductive and genetic health
What is PARTNER HOMOGAMY?
the tendency for people to bond and mate with others that are similar to them on demographic, personality, background, and physical attributes
What are DATING SCRIPTS?
stereotyped, cognitive representations of the sequences of events that take place during dates
What is PATERNALISTIC CHIVALRY?
the norm that dictates that men should be protective of women and treat them as if they are special and virtuous
