| 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 ObjectivesAt the conclusion of Chapter 7, you should be able to:
1Discuss the relationship between friendship and love. |
| | | 2Discuss similarities and differences in attitudes toward love by heterosexual men and women and by gay men and lesbians. |
| | | 3Describe the differences and similarities in relationship quality of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples. |
| | | 4Discuss sex without emotional attachment and celibacy as a choice. |
| | | 5Identify the attitudes and behaviors associated with love. |
| | | 6List, describe, and give examples of the different styles of love. |
| | | 7List the components of the triangular theory of love and describe how they combine to create different forms of love. |
| | | 8Discuss love as a form of attachment, including the different styles of attachment. |
| | | 9Describe the different types of unrequited love, and how they relate to attachment theory. |
| | | 10Discuss jealousy, including psychological dimensions, types of jealousy, and jealousy as a boundary marker. |
| | | 11Discuss the roles of commitment, caring, and self-disclosure in intimate love. |
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