Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Business => Communications => Topic started by: neverstopbelieb on Jan 21, 2021
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Question 1
Explain the difference(s) between friendship-based intimacy and passion-based intimacy.
Question 2
Explain the triangular theory of love put forth by psychologist Robert Sternberg.
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Answer 1
- Friendship-based intimacy is based on feelings of warmth, understanding, and emotional connection, and passion-based intimacy is based on romantic and sexual feelings.
- Friendship and romance differ in that friendships develop solely from friendship-based intimacy, whereas romantic relationships involve both friendship-based and passion-based intimacy.
- Romance includes sexual expectations and, ultimately, the prospect of creating a family, while friendship does not. Romantic loving relationships are typified by a high degree of intimacy, attachment, and sexual activity and/or attraction.
Answer 2
- The triangular theory of love identifies three dimensions that can be used to describe variations in loving relationships: (1) intimacy, (2) commitment, and (3) passion.
* In this model, intimacy includes such attributes as trust, caring, honesty, supportiveness, understanding, and openness.
* Commitment includes loyalty, devotion, putting the other first, and needing each other.
* Passion includes excitement, sexual interest and activity, and extreme longing.
- These three dimensions relate to relationship satisfaction, with passion identified as the most important dimension for developing romantic relationships.
* Relationships strong in intimacy and commitment but weak in passion are identified as companionate love.
* Relationships having passion plus intimacy constitute romantic love.
* Relationships having passion plus commitment constitute fatuous love.
* Relationships strong only in passion constitute infatuation love.
* Relationships strong only in commitment constitute empty love.
* Relationships strong only in intimacy constitute liking love.