1. Ch 9: Attraction Pt 2: Nov 2, 2011

2. First Encounters Similarity & Reciprocity Hard-to-get effect

3. Where/How do partners meet? Pew (2005) study – Married/committed relationships: Meeting online – types of options: – Naturally-forming relationships – Networked relationships – Targeted relationships

4. Initiating Relationships: Internet vs. Face-to-Face How common are online relationships? – Friendships vs. Marriages Levinger’s model of relationship development – Awareness of other – Surface contact – Mutuality – Differences in online vs. face-to-face?

5. Factors leading to romantic attraction “P” factors – “O” factors – P x O interaction – Matching hypothesis for online relationships?

6. Advancing to close relationships Social exchange approaches: – Comparison levels – – Investment – Equity theory:

7. Mate Selection Evolutionary perspectives – Female: – Male: – Universal patterns?

8. Criticisms of evolutionary approach – – Access to power – Fear – More similarities than differences in genders? – Stated vs. actual preferences