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At the conclusion of Chapter 8, students should be able to:
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Appraise the relationship between friendship and love. |
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Evaluate similarities and differences in attitudes toward love by heterosexual men and women and by gay men and lesbians. |
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Analyze the differences and similarities in relationship quality of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples. |
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Discuss sex without emotional attachment and celibacy as choices. |
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Identify the attitudes and behaviors associated with love. |
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List, describe, and give examples of the different styles of love. |
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List the components of the triangular theory of love and apply theory to practice about how they combine to create different forms of love. |
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Discuss love as a form of attachment, including the different styles of attachment. |
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Examine the different types of unrequited love and how they relate to attachment theory. |
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Discuss jealousy, including psychological dimensions, types of jealousy, and how jealousy can impact a relationship. |
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Assess the roles of commitment, caring, and self-disclosure in intimate love. |
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Describe extrarelational involvements, including extrarelational sex in marital, dating, and cohabitating relationships. |
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Assess the cultural, social, and psychological contexts of communication, with examples of each. |
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Identify the role of proximity, eye contact, and touching in nonverbal communication. |
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Appraise communication in beginning and established relationships, including the halo effect, interest and opening lines, the first move, initiating and directing sexual activity, and gay and lesbian relationships. |
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List and give examples of communication patterns in satisfied relationships and discuss gender differences in partner communication. |
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Describe and give examples of the keys to good sexual communication, including self-disclosure, trust, and feedback. |
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Discuss types of conflicts and the nature and sources of power in intimate relationships, including the power of love. |
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Describe sexual conflicts, including sex and power issues, the characteristics of conflict resolution in happy and unhappy couples, and strategies for resolving conflicts. |