WHO AM I?
▪ HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE ME?
▪ WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO I HAVE
THAT ARE DESIRABLE?
Millie
Alex
,IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE DESIRABLE
EXPLAIN WHY PEOPLE FORM RELATIONSHIPS
CREATE THE PERFECT PARTNER
,SPECIFICATION
SEXUAL SELECTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
FACTORS AFFECTING ATTRACTION;
• SELF DISCLOSURE
• PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS
• FILTER THEORY
THEORIES OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
• SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY
• EQUITY THEORY
• INVESTMENT MODEL
• PHASE MODEL
VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PARA SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
, WOULD YOU RATHER?
▪ DATE SOMEONE WHO WAS ▪ Nice teeth or Nice ▪ Lots of money or lots of
GOOD LOOKING OR FUNNY? hands? love?
▪ One partner for all your ▪ Older by 20 years or
life or lots of partners but ▪ Know all about someone else younger by 20?
never settle down or they know all about you?
▪ Do you know what my shirt
is made of?
Boyfriend/girlfriend material?
▪ OR
▪ A direct message?
▪ HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE ME?
▪ WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO I HAVE
THAT ARE DESIRABLE?
Millie
Alex
,IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE DESIRABLE
EXPLAIN WHY PEOPLE FORM RELATIONSHIPS
CREATE THE PERFECT PARTNER
,SPECIFICATION
SEXUAL SELECTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
FACTORS AFFECTING ATTRACTION;
• SELF DISCLOSURE
• PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS
• FILTER THEORY
THEORIES OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
• SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY
• EQUITY THEORY
• INVESTMENT MODEL
• PHASE MODEL
VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PARA SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
, WOULD YOU RATHER?
▪ DATE SOMEONE WHO WAS ▪ Nice teeth or Nice ▪ Lots of money or lots of
GOOD LOOKING OR FUNNY? hands? love?
▪ One partner for all your ▪ Older by 20 years or
life or lots of partners but ▪ Know all about someone else younger by 20?
never settle down or they know all about you?
▪ Do you know what my shirt
is made of?
Boyfriend/girlfriend material?
▪ OR
▪ A direct message?
