Describe and evaluate two theories of maintenance of relationships. Thibaut and Kelly proposed the social exchange theory. This claims that social behaviour is due to the result of an exchange process. This is where an individual attempts to maximise their own rewards and minimise their costs. The exchange process alters when an individual receives rewards from others; they feel the urge to return this favour. Rewards are those exchanges that are categorised as being pleasurable and gratifying
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Outline and evaluate research into the breakdown of romantic relationships. (24 marks) One piece of research into the breakdown of romantic relationships conducted by Thibaut and Kelly‚ can explain why a relationship may breakdown using the Social Exchange Theory. A relationship may breakdown due to the ‘profits’ and ‘losses’ in the relationship‚ one of the participants in the relationship may compare the current relationship to a previous one and realise they are not getting what they should
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Dark Romantics or Transcendentalists? Is there good in evil (transcendentalists)‚ or is there evil in good (dark romantics)? I believe in both of these statements dark romantics and transcendentalists because people in this world do awful things that affect others but in some way they do things that can help our environment and our society. Such as not littering‚ cleaning up at home‚ and many other decent things. We have our marvelous side with a bit of evil that isn’t shown much. For example
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Discuss research into the Formation of romantic relationships. (8 + 16 marks) Walster`s matching hypothesis implies that persons search for a partner is influenced by what they want in a partner and who they think they can get as a partner. The more socially desirable a person is‚ the more they would expect their potential partner to be. In this sense‚ most people are in fact influenced by their chances of having affection reciprocated. This relates to how someone may feel that another individual
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Romantic Period Literature Characteristics: Love of Nature Love of the Common Man Neo-Classicism The Supernatural Nationalism Heroism Strange and Far-away Places Love of Nature Emotions and instinct became more important than reason. There was a glorification of “The Natural Man”‚ the “noble savage‚” and the primitive and untutored personality. Primitivism‚ meaning the thought that the simple and unsophisticated life was best‚ also grew popular. These ideas led to an interest in old
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Romantic relationships at the workplace can be a very tricky issue. An employer obviously desires an environment where people feel friendly and comfortable with each other. The need for rules and regulations would only make working for an organization less appealing. However‚ it is important that when a relationship does occur‚ it does not affect the decision-making process of either individual and‚ more importantly‚ does not affect other employees. This is what causes such a dilemma when it comes
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rely on fictional tales in order to access a deeper understanding of reality. However‚ since reality is too complex to explain in pragmatic terms‚ authors are sometimes forced to turn to other means of explanation. The House of the Spirits‚ by Isabel Allende‚ incorporates magical elements in a familiar atmosphere in order to explain one’s relationship with the world. Overall‚ through Clara’s magical abilities which show her inexorable love for her family‚ Allende demonstrates how a woman’s relationship
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Within Frankenstein‚ Shelley uses nature as a corrective agent for Victor Frankenstein‚ one of the main characters. While he is in bereavement by the murders of his friends and family members‚ he frequently seeks nature for relaxation and help to guide him to victory. To start with Shelley uses natural metaphors to describe Victor’s childhood. “I find it arise‚ like a mountain river‚ from ignoble and almost forgotten sources”. The use of Mountain River to describe feelings that victor holds is the
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The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚ camera framing‚ duration‚ the shot‚ camera angle and framing. “Editing
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House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the American city of Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized circa 1984 in Chicago‚ but beginning in 1985‚ it fanned out to other major cities across North and South America‚ as well as Europe and later Australia.[1] Early house music commercial success in Europe saw songs such as "House Nation" by House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House (1987) and "Doctorin’ the House" by Coldcut (1988) in the pop charts. Since
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