HD 4420

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HD 4420
Intimate Relationships: Liking, Loving, and Interpersonal Attraction

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This seminar will cover topics in intimacy relationships, especially liking, loving, and interpersonal attraction.  Some topics will be: What is love? What leads people to be attracted to (or repelled by) one another? What makes relationships succeed or fail? How does one even know if a relationship is succeeding or failing? How does one repair damaged relationships? When is it time to leave? How does love vary across cultures?

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Recommended prerequisite: introductory psychology.

Distribution Category (CA-HE, D-HE, KCM-HE, SBA-HE)

Outcomes
  • Compare and contrast alternative approaches to, and theories of, liking, loving, and interpersonal attraction.
  • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of existing measures of love.
  • Apply what one has learned about love and intimate relationships to one's work and home life.
  • Critique research in the field of intimate relationships.
  • Evaluate how the nature of, and levels of love and attraction change over the life course.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19050 HD 4420   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person