Intimate Relationships - Rowland
Miller
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, Intimate relationships – Rowland Miller
Chapter 1: Introduction
The influence of culture: Cultural norms regarding relationships in the United States have changed
dramatically over the last 50 years. Fewer people are marrying than ever before, and those who do
marry wait longer. People routinely cohabit, and that often makes a future divorce more, not less,
likely.
Sources of change: Economic changes, increasing individualism, and new technology contribute to
cultural change. So does the sex ratio; cultures with high sex ratios are characterized by traditional
roles for men and women, whereas low sex ratios are correlated with more permissive behaviour
The influence of experience: Children’s interactions with their caregivers produce different styles of
attachment. Four styles— secure, preoccupied, fearful, and dismissing —which differ in avoidance
of intimacy and anxiety about abandonment, are now recognized. These orientations are mostly
learned. Thus, our beliefs about the nature and worth of close relationships are shaped by our
experiences within them
Sex Differences: Most differences between men and women overlap. They are more the same, than
different.
Gender differences: Refers to social and psychological distinctions that are created by our cultures
and upbringing, e.g. women are more loving. Some people are said to be androgynous, they have
both masculine (= instrumental traits) and feminine (= expressive traits) traits.
The upshot of all this is that both instrumentality and expressiveness are valuable traits, and the
happiest, best-adjusted, most effective, mentally healthy people possess both sets of skills.
Self-esteem: A provocative, leading theory argues that self-esteem is a subjective gauge, a
sociometer, that measures the quality of our relationships with others.
Chapter 2: Research Methods
The Short History of Relationship Science: The scientific study of relationships is a recent endeavor
that has come of age only in the last 35 years. The field has now grown to include the study of all
types of relationships in their natural settings around the world.
Developing a Question: Research questions come from a number of sources, including personal
experience, recognition of social problems, the results of prior research, and theoretical predictions.
The questions usually seek either to describe events or to delineate causal connections among
variables.
Obtaining Participants: Convenience samples are composed of participants who are easily available.
Representative samples are more costly, but they better reflect the population of interest. Both types
of samples can suffer from volunteer bias.
Choosing a Design:
Correlational Designs. A correlation describes the strength and direction of an association
between two variables. Correlations are inherently ambiguous because events can be related
for a variety of reasons.
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, Intimate relationships – Rowland Miller
Chapter 1: Introduction
The influence of culture: Cultural norms regarding relationships in the United States have changed
dramatically over the last 50 years. Fewer people are marrying than ever before, and those who do
marry wait longer. People routinely cohabit, and that often makes a future divorce more, not less,
likely.
Sources of change: Economic changes, increasing individualism, and new technology contribute to
cultural change. So does the sex ratio; cultures with high sex ratios are characterized by traditional
roles for men and women, whereas low sex ratios are correlated with more permissive behaviour
The influence of experience: Children’s interactions with their caregivers produce different styles of
attachment. Four styles— secure, preoccupied, fearful, and dismissing —which differ in avoidance
of intimacy and anxiety about abandonment, are now recognized. These orientations are mostly
learned. Thus, our beliefs about the nature and worth of close relationships are shaped by our
experiences within them
Sex Differences: Most differences between men and women overlap. They are more the same, than
different.
Gender differences: Refers to social and psychological distinctions that are created by our cultures
and upbringing, e.g. women are more loving. Some people are said to be androgynous, they have
both masculine (= instrumental traits) and feminine (= expressive traits) traits.
The upshot of all this is that both instrumentality and expressiveness are valuable traits, and the
happiest, best-adjusted, most effective, mentally healthy people possess both sets of skills.
Self-esteem: A provocative, leading theory argues that self-esteem is a subjective gauge, a
sociometer, that measures the quality of our relationships with others.
Chapter 2: Research Methods
The Short History of Relationship Science: The scientific study of relationships is a recent endeavor
that has come of age only in the last 35 years. The field has now grown to include the study of all
types of relationships in their natural settings around the world.
Developing a Question: Research questions come from a number of sources, including personal
experience, recognition of social problems, the results of prior research, and theoretical predictions.
The questions usually seek either to describe events or to delineate causal connections among
variables.
Obtaining Participants: Convenience samples are composed of participants who are easily available.
Representative samples are more costly, but they better reflect the population of interest. Both types
of samples can suffer from volunteer bias.
Choosing a Design:
Correlational Designs. A correlation describes the strength and direction of an association
between two variables. Correlations are inherently ambiguous because events can be related
for a variety of reasons.
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