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Traditionally, men and women had completely opposing roles, men were
seen as the provider for the family and women were seen as the
caretakers of both the home and the family.
THE FIVE CIRCLES OF SEXUALITY
4. SEXUAL ORIENTATION - is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual
attraction to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or
gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender
Although there is a beauty bias, the authors found that its strength
has weakened over the past few decades.
SIMILARITY
We are most attracted to people who are like us in terms of our
religious and political beliefs, values, appearance, educational
background, age, and other demographic variables. Thus, we tend to
choose people who are similar to us in attitudes and interests as this
leads to a more positive evaluation of them. Their agreement with our
choices and beliefs helps to reduce any uncertainty we face regarding
social situations and improves our understanding of the situation. You
might say their similarity also validates our own values, beliefs, and
attitudes as they have arrived at the same conclusions that we have.
RECIPROCITY
We choose people who are likely to engage in a mutual exchange with us. We
prefer people who make us feel rewarded and appreciated and in the spirit of
reciprocation, we need to give something back to them.
If you were told that a stranger you interacted with liked you, research shows
that you would express a greater liking for that person as well, and the same
goes for reciprocal desire
INTIMACY
intimacy occurs when we feel close to and trust in, another person.
This factor is based on the idea of self-disclosure or telling
another person about our deepest held secrets, experiences, and
beliefs that we do not usually share with others. But this revealing
of information comes with the expectation of a mutual
self-disclosure from our friend or significant other.