Intimate Relationships

Catalog description

This course explores the development and life cycle of cross-sex and same-sex intimate relationships (e.g., dating, romantic, and martial partnerships). The course focuses on topics such as: human need for relationships, interpersonal attraction, love, attachment, communication, relationship development and maintenance, sexually, jealousy, conflict and aggression. Conditions influencing relationships such as illness, aging, poverty, trauma, and intimate partner violence are examined. The course also highlights factors associated with relationship success and/or dissolution. Students engage with the theory, research, and practical application of the course material. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or PSY 212 ; junior standing. Offered Occasionally.