Relationships (understudied) Flashcards
Wood and Duck
Understudied relationships is a term from wood and ducks book on relationships that fall outside of the narrow focus of research it includes same sex and computer mediated.
Historically
Historically homosexuality has been condemned and until 1973 it was classed as mental illness in the DSM. This is why its understudied. It has been found that since the 70s research has moved from the pathology model where its an illness too themes such as sexual orientation not being the central principal, it is natural and and no threat. This liberal humanistic approach help same sex achieve equality.
There is a common misconception
There is a common misconception that he was sexual relationships are shorter duration. Blumstien and schwartz found 48% lesbian 36% gay 14% married Break within two years. Showing homosexuals do have higher dissolution rates, but it was found over 12 years there was a similar way the dissolution.
However it is not appropriate to compare married couples and not married couples that should be new research with the new legislation of same-sex marriage.
Similarities Kerdek and Schmidt
They found Little similarity in gays except age but later they found opposite they had lots in common. There was an investigation into additional sexual partners 22% wives 30% husbands 43% lesbians 94% gay. However this is only based on openly gay so there is a sample bias also a self-report study is used so social desirable answers.
Kurdeck and schmitt Love
Aren’t gay couples reported similar levels of love between each other this is the opposite heterosexual. However it is difficult to operationalise the word love to the research is subjective as it could mean different things to different people.
Society
It has been found that differences between homosexual heterosexual in society. Social pressure means homosexuals are reluctant to form relationships as they feel might be judged and the misconceptions relay entered the relationship with wrong expectations.
Longitudinal studies
Longitudinal studies are used to same sex research that are some benefits for it might mean there is a high attrition rate server sample could be biased. The majority of researchers in western societies so the sample is eurocentric is not representative so can’t be generalised.
Computer mediated relationships
This is interaction that is not face-to-face such as computer. Paralanguage such as body posture and express liking on a non-verbal communication. This means that there is no non-verbal signs really retrieve an emotional meaning maybe lost. This forms expectations and filling the gaps to something that cannot be fulfilled.
Parks and Floyd
Interviewed 176 people on an Internet Group and found that 61% had a personal relationship and one third met mr and found that factors on formation of online relationships have certain personality factors such as socially anxious people.
Electronic communication cheating online
It is argued that electronic communication is an accessible way to meet new partners. They’ve you relationship is purely virtual so it’s not considered using because it’s protected by the platform when no one else knows.
Young
Young summed up ACE model anomity convenience and escape. The main criticism is that socially sensitive people might be embarrassed it is restricted to using Internet feeding issues with validity. Nonetheless it does provide an insight into the differences of face-to-face and Computer mediated relationships.
