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Human Reproductive Behaviour                 05/07/11

Mind map considering how Evolutionary theory applies to human sexual relations

The Ageing Population
Commentary on the UK's ageing population and some of the issues concerned

Population               31/10/10
Commentary on the UK's ageing population and some of the issues concerned

Family Issues
Mind map outlining key issues for British families in the early 21st Century

Changes to the Family
Mind map reviewing some of the main changes in British families in recent times

Roles in the Family
Mind map exploring roles in the family and how they have changed over the years

Relationships (General)

Attractiveness Factor
Mind map covering research into the concept of attractiveness and its importance

4 Other Factors
Mind map looking at the importance of proximity, attitudes, demographics and personality in the formation of relationships

Formation of Relationships
Mind map considering psychological perspectives on the factors which lead to relationship formation

Economic Theories
Mind map exploring Social Exchange and Equity theories contrasted with Communal Relationships

raves Model

Maintenance of Relationships
Mind map reviewing strategies people use to sustain relationships and avoid the consequences of failure

Voice-Loyalty-Neglect-Exit
Illustrated feature on the relationship maintenance and breakdown model developed by Caryl Rusbult, Isabella Zembrodt & John Iswaniszek

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Dissolution of Relationships
Mind map exploring patterns in the break-up of relationships

Features

Relationships & Families

These pages use the models and theories of the Integrated SocioPsychology approach for analysing and understanding how we function in interpersonal relationships in general - and then specifically in romantic/sexual and friendship relations and within the structures of that key societal institution: the family.

The ‘Features’ contain material that is explicitly developed from the Integrated SocioPsychology concept. Material in the other sections is based on standard Psychology and Sociology academic specifications and has an Integrated SocioPsychology elaboration applied where appropriate.

Those who support the Integrated approach and are interested in such matters are invited to submit pieces for publication here as 'guest features' or 'guest reports'. Please get in touch with your ideas via the Contact page.

Is Sexual Infidelity Inevitable?
An explanation of infidelity and some strategies for minimising the risk of acting unfaithfully, using Spiral Dynamics, Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology; February 2005

Parental Investment
Mind map outlining the concept of Parental Investment and its application to sibling conflict and parent-child conflict

raves Model

Cultural Differences
Mind map looking at approaches to relationships in different cultures

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Sub-Cultural Differences
Mind map considering relationships from different gender, class and historical perspectives

Families

Types of Family
Mind map outlining the different types of family found in the UK

Perspectives on the Family
Mind map outlining different sociological perspectives on the institution of the family

Popularity & Rejection
Mind map exploring popularity and unpopularity among children

Development of Friendship
Mind map exploring the nature of friendship and how it changes as children get older

Stages of Friendship
Table and notes comparing the work of William Damon and Robert Selman on how children’s understanding of friendship changes as they get older

Sex Differences in Friendship
Mind map outlining research into sex differences in friendship attitudes and behaviour amongst children

Friendships

Sexual/Romantic Relationships

What is Love
Mind map reviewing different theories and concepts of love

The ‘Love Quiz’

Key study on the relationship between infant attachment and your approach to romance

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The ‘Computer Dances’
Key study on the Elaine Walster & G William Walster investigations into the ‘Matching Hypothesis’

The Sex Reports

Articles considering the work of pioneering sexologists Alfred Kinsey, William Masters & Virginia Johnson and Shere Hite

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Sexual Selection
Mind map outlining the Evolutionary theory

raves Model

Cross-Cultural Mate Preferences
Major investigation across 37 cultures by David Buss - in Key Study format

Sperm Competition
Short feature on female promiscuity by Professor Tim Birkhead

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Human Mating Systems
Mind map reviewing the arrangements humans make for male-female sexual relations and child care

Human Reproductive Behaviour - Evaluation
Mind map outlining the Evolutionary approach to Human Reproductive Behaviour

raves Model

Gay Relationships
Mind map reviewing perspectives and bias in research into gay and lesbian relationships

Homosexuality: Nature or Nurture?
Article questioning whether homosexuality is truly in someone’s nature or it is a learned behaviour