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Expectations from Genders Patricia Stark May 6, 2015 Argosy University Psychology of Gender | PSY313 A01 Dr. Jennifer Levitas Sternberg’s triangular theory of love Robert Sternberg’s theory of love is best explained in the context of interpersonal relationships. An interpersonal relationship can be defined as two or more people who have a strong, deep or close association. The three components Sternberg uses are intimacy, passion and commitment. His theory uses 6 manifestations which are combinations of the three components. This covers a variety of different kinds of relationships in human kind. Sternberg’s theory of love has several combinations of love that I think relate to my gender as a female. 1. The friendship, this is†¦show more content†¦The norm being girl meets boy, they date, and they get married, buy a house and start a family. Staying married for a lifetime, retiring together and having the extended family with grandchildren and ultimately enjoying your golden years together. Today in the real world, relationships aren’t that cut and dry. Different genders, cultures, religions, race, and ethnicity all play a role in relationships that pertain to Sternberg’s theory of love, the three components and the 6 manifestations he talks about. I think women have can have many of these relationships over time. Empty love, many women stay in a marriage where they don’t even like their spouse, usually because there is some kind of abuse going on. The friendship, women are more intimate with friends and confide in their friends making it a more intimate relationship. In old age companionate love is common, although there may not be much intimacy, th ere is love and commitment, making it a fulfilling relationship. Of course everyone is different so this is only my opinion. The relationship between mother and child is usually the strongest relationship a woman can have in my eyes. There is no more commitment, love, compassion, and fulfillment in life than the bond in this relationship. While we encourage technology and expect more from it, I think we start to expect less from one another. People become less personal, they meet in forums, instead of hanging out somewhere toShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 PagesBhimani 5. The contingent design of performance measures Robert H. Chenhall 6. Integrated cost management Robin Cooper and Regine Slagmulder 7. Capital bugeting and informational impediments: a management accounting perspective Lawrence A. Gordon, Martin P. Loeb, and Chih-Yang Tseng 8. Accounting and strategy: towards understanding the historical genesis of modern business and military strategy Keith Hoskin, Richard Macve, and John Stone 9. Modernizing government: the calculating self, hybridization, and