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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e
Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of Chapter 7, you should be able to:

1

Discuss the relationship between friendship and love.

2

Discuss similarities and differences in attitudes toward love by heterosexual men and women and by gay men and lesbians.

3

Describe the differences and similarities in relationship quality of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples.

4

Discuss sex without emotional attachment and celibacy as a choice.

5

Identify the attitudes and behaviors associated with love.

6

List, describe, and give examples of the different styles of love.

7

List the components of the triangular theory of love and describe how they combine to create different forms of love.

8

Discuss love as a form of attachment, including the different styles of attachment.

9

Describe the different types of unrequited love, and how they relate to attachment theory.

10

Discuss jealousy, including psychological dimensions, types of jealousy, and jealousy as a boundary marker.

11

Discuss the roles of commitment, caring, and self-disclosure in intimate love.