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PSYC189M PO - Close Relationships

When Offered: Last offered spring 2020.
Instructor(s): K. Corona
Credit: 1

The emerging science of close relationships has compellingly shown that relationships play a central role in human life. Close relationships can be sources of stress and conflict, as well as social support and companionship. As part of the course, you will read and evaluate original scientific research on close relationships, the correlates and consequences of relationship types and relationship processes, and relationship type universals and variation. Major themes of the course include: close relationship theories and methods, the social context of relationships (e.g., the influence of others), relationship formation and dissolution, and the sources of cultural variation in relationship processes (e.g., attraction and social support). Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
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