Intro: Attraction stems from the basic human need for affiliation. The definition of the need for affiliation is: “The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships.” (Baron, 2012). This need for affiliation is a basic human need that drives everyone to affiliate, weather that be by sexual (romantic) relations, familial relations, or friendly relations. Which all makes sense from an evolutionary point of view. We needed sexual relations to ensure that our genes were spread on to future generations and we needed the familial relations so we would care for and make sure our future generations would survive. While our friend relationships were important for being able to rely on others for help in a hunting and gathering community. There needs to be more here!!!!
What does recent …show more content…
Are their differences in friend attraction and romantic attraction? Why? The differences between romantic and friend attraction are How does attraction differ by age and/or gender? Provide examples. when it comes to gender differences in reference to romantic attraction there are a few. It is believed that men are more drawn to women who are seemingly more physically equipped for family rearing. While women are seemingly more attracted to men who are better equipped to provide for a family, meaning men who have more money, status and power.
Going back to David Perrett’s study done with the pictures of attractive faces It was noticed that while men don’t really care about
Are these individual and/or linked to the cultural context? What does the empirical literature tell us about cross-cultural (not cross-racial) attraction and what influences the formation and continuation of these types of relationships? Write here:
Are their advantages and/or disadvantages with cross-cultural relationships? Explain, and provide scientifically supported pros and cons wth
What does recent …show more content…
Are their differences in friend attraction and romantic attraction? Why? The differences between romantic and friend attraction are How does attraction differ by age and/or gender? Provide examples. when it comes to gender differences in reference to romantic attraction there are a few. It is believed that men are more drawn to women who are seemingly more physically equipped for family rearing. While women are seemingly more attracted to men who are better equipped to provide for a family, meaning men who have more money, status and power.
Going back to David Perrett’s study done with the pictures of attractive faces It was noticed that while men don’t really care about
Are these individual and/or linked to the cultural context? What does the empirical literature tell us about cross-cultural (not cross-racial) attraction and what influences the formation and continuation of these types of relationships? Write here:
Are their advantages and/or disadvantages with cross-cultural relationships? Explain, and provide scientifically supported pros and cons wth