When it comes to romantic partners, similarity can predict the success of a relationship: particularly one where moral values are shared. In the social psychological study of attraction, research has shown that it is similarity rather than complementarity which typically promotes attraction. In the research paper, Birds of a moral feather: The role of morality in romantic attraction and relationship satisfaction, written by Koleva, morality is considered a major aspect in both attraction and relationship satisfaction. Romantic ideals, romantic obtainment, and relationship experiences: The complementarity of interpersonal traits among romantic partners written by Markey et.al. further elaborates the importance of certain belief systems which …show more content…
Koleva further explains each of these three aspects of morality and their importance in attraction. First, moral personality traits are defined as traits that are desirable in the culture where one lives, such as being honest or kind in nature. The Moral Foundations Theory is a social psychological theory which attempts to explain the genesis of and the variety of moral reasoning in humans based on innate and interchangeable infrastructures found within them. In other words, the Moral Foundations Theory argues that human beings have inborn mental and emotional responses in certain given circumstances which tend to guide their actions morally. The vast majority of people favor what is considered desirable and appropriate in their cultures and high morality is often considered the most desirable and appropriate. Therefore, most people want mates who fit their culture’s definition of a “good partner”. Lastly, moral identity is the degree to which being moral is important to a person’s identity. Given the three definitions of morality and their importance outlined above, it can be hypothesized that similarity of morals can attract people to one another and even predict satisfaction in a relationship for the …show more content…
In comparison, the Markey et.al. research paper highlights that the highest levels of relationship quality, which include attraction and the longevity of a relationship, fall under the high-warmth category. Therefore, warmth is considered a moral quality. Due to the fact that warmth is a moral quality, it can therefore be said that similar moral values amongst romantic partners leads to attraction and potentially to long-term relationship satisfaction as well. Based on the combined findings of Koleva and Markey et.al., morality is shown to have an affect on the formation and the quality of relationships in general. According these research findings, the longest-lived relationships are those in which both people share similar levels of warmth and moral understanding. Also, people are more attracted and satisfied in relationships where their partner is opposite in intimate personality characteristics such as dominance or submission. When it comes to morality, individuals in relationships tend to find similar understandings of right or wrong as attractive and, in contrast, find opposite personality traits not involved with morality to be very important in attraction and the maintenance of relationship
"Romantic love has been the norm since eighteenth-century Europe, when we began connecting marriage with romance." If people did not love each other, then there would be no relationship. Sure, they could try to make it happen, but what would be the point of having the relationship in the first place? If they are trying to escape from something and are not actually motivated by love, they are just creating a new entity to eventually want to escape from. Only love will cause people to remain and stay together in a relationship. According to a study done at Grand Valley State University, titled "The Social Psychology of Love and Attraction", it's true that "shared traits including similarity, religion, ethnic group and race were important features of the other person for over half the participants [in the study]. Each of these traits is linked to a commonality in background. People are subconsciously drawn to others who have the same familial background." This study shows that people do consider factors such as race and cultural identity when seeking a potential partner for a relationship. However, the study also shows that the most important factor in attracting a potential mate is personality. The second most is physical attractiveness. These traits are more important in deciding a potential mate than anything
Dating back to the early 1900’s and all the way through to the present, romantic relationships have been viewed differently. From strict unwritten dating regulations to not having regulations at all, recent generations have become more liberated in making their own decisions. The progressing times have made us become a more accepting society and have caused a decrease in the strong practice of religion and class. Even though differences such as religion and class in relationships were more than an issue they were not always a complete deterrence.
Every one want a partner who take care and can do anything for his or her. Many times we see that people marry different person in respect due their culture, race, religion, age, etc., and people wonder that why they marry or be in relationship with different person. This thing has been explained in this article Mixed relationship offers diversity by Holly Nall. She presents her point of view mainly in pathos but also some part of logos and ethos .This is merely considerable as wanted reader to think deeply about society and marriages.
Character reflects the respect held for social and cultural norms along with a sense of morali...
In a 1986 study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, factors among those that were considered most important to marital relationship decisions were that their spouse was religious, kind or considerate, artistic/intelligent, and easygoing/adaptable. Religion as a bonding agent in human relationships has taken on a much stricter role that simply a preference in choosing a mate. Religion has not only mandated the laws of marriage within it. It has also mandated laws that do not allow for inter-religion relationships. This type of group selection works to maintain
relationship, platonic or otherwise. However, the effect that sexualized advertisement has had on the Millennial generation’s ability to be sincere has blemished this. Acts of love are tainted and do not carry as much weight as they used to. Even compliments have a taint of insincerity. In
Perel explains how the culture we live in now withholds different expectations for love in individualistic societies. (Perel, 0:53) This connects to what we learned in the love chapter. We learned that in western cultures, there is an overall focus on “attraction and matching” and the expectation that they will live “happily ever after” with their partner. (Clark, 2015a) These are the expectations Perel is referring to which individualistic societies now rely on in forming their concept for what love should be like in relationships. These expectations however, may also be impacted by interdependency and our compassion level. For example, comparison level “describes the value of the outcomes that we believe we deserve in our dealings with others.” (Miller, 2012, Interdependency, p.176) Our prior events that we have experienced may serve to explain why individuals have these high expectations, especially since the current culture we live. Perel mentions that couples commonly tend to bring up the fact that they want more sex (Perel, 10:37), which in the sexuality chapter we learned that sexual desire and frequency has different factors that are taken into account. For example, comparison level is overall an important aspect to consider here and rather than “evaluating how often they have sex or the degree to which they disagree about sex,” couples should instead
Bio-Psychologists study the principles of biology as it relates to the comprehension of psychology in the field neuroscience that underlies ones emotions, ideology, and actions (Brittanica). Based upon the conduction of research, the relationship between the brain and ones behavior extends to the physiological process in one’s intellect. Scientists are cognizant that neurotransmitters function as a significant role in mood regulation and other aspects of psychological problems including depression and anxiety. A biological perspective are relevant to psychology in three techniques including: the comparative method, physiology, and the investigation of inheritance (Saul Mc. Leod).
Being in a relationship, we build particular kind of feelings, which are based on trust, friendship and true love. However, a relationship can give us many feelings which we can’t get from friends or family. A good offers you all the wonderful things of friendship, but with a special closeness and intimacy. A good relationship will teach you to work as a team, and hopefully both people being to...
Love or Friendship versus Hatred: In relations with contemporary research on attraction, Aristotle noted that commonality is an important factor to mutual warmth. The speaker can present such common grounds such as goals, experiences, attitudes, and desires to the people. On the negative, “a common enemy can be used to create solidarity”
One important aspect of marriage is the way in which the couple meets and the original attraction they feel for each other. This is important because the desire for your partner is necessary for a healthy relationship. During the interviews I found similarities between what drew and attracted the couples to each other. These attractions include physical desire, similar morals and beliefs; interest in the others personality, and how fun the other person appears to be. For a relationship to be healthful the initial draw for each other must exist....
Public Safety Officials have been battling the difficult question of profiling for quite a while. The question is how do they know the suspected individual fit the category associated with an offense? While it has been proven that many profiling cases are somewhat directed to a racial profile, it can be proven that people, given the discretion, are able to identify explanations for a series of behavioral events by identifying what that behavior accredits to. This theory, identified by Frite Heider, “suggested that we have a tendency to give casual explanations for someone’s behavior, often by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition,” called the attribution theory. Until recently, a study of the like was considered to be a branch of sociology and not a form of psychology. Social psychology essentially became the focus on the individual rather than the group as a whole. Many thoughtful ideas are collected in response to the studies of social psychology. Human cognition is understood to arise from interacting socially; highlighting the importance of socialization. We use social cognition to develop our explanations and our ideas on why a person’s behavior is/does what it is/does.
People tend to associate with others who share the same values and morals as they do. People who are unfaithful tend to assume that everyone is, while those who remain faithful tend to believe that extramarital affairs are unusual. Since infidelity takes on several different forms, it is appropriate to consider the fact that many people believe that this sort of behaviour would be considered acceptable.
The four distinct types of behaviors included nominal, going with, social, and extensive. Going with is related to couples that do not a large deal of experience in dating, but want to attempt to be labeled as being a couple. Nominal and going with are indicative of individuals who are still attempt to reach a sexual relationship. Extensive is when a individual investments a great deal of time as to suggests a high level of commitment and willingness to enter a long term relationship. Paik and Woodley’s study is mainly concerned with the role that courtship behaviors play in onset of a sexual relationship. However, their study is important because it demonstrates that even when both potential partners are mainly concerned with having a sexual relationship they still gauge whom to approach and who to allow to approach them based on courtship signals. This may suggest that even if the intent is to have a long term or short-term relationship is one’s goal courtship signals are an important part in deciding whether or not to pursue a potential
Marriage is a lifetime engagement and traditions in Eastern cultures. Marriages not only do couples get together and take vows to live together, but their families build a lifelong bond. On the other hand, in Western society arranged marriages are not common in the daily life; that is, the point of love is meant to be found, not arranged. In the West, love is to find that someone whereby the couples will spend the rest of their life together. According to Hai, Thu a Vietnamese author, arranged marriages are the method whereby the parents find someone for that person; they are deciding if he or she is fit for the position. Some people could not imagine that Americans who would appreciate the idea of being set together with someone they do not know. To solve this idea and lowering the divorce rate, scientists have expanded the knowledge of personality and relationships. The author brings that various tools have been built to help men and women identify a perfect marriage spouse.