Binding: Paperback
Description: When it comes to relationships there's no shortage of advice from self - help experts pick - up artists and glossy magazines. But modern - day myths of attraction often have no basis in fact or worse are rooted in little more than misogyny. Based on science rather than self - help clich's psychologist Viren Swami debunks these myths and draws on cutting - edge research to provide a ground - breaking and evidence - based account of relationship formation. At the core of this book is a very simple idea: there are no laws of attraction no fool - proof methods or strategies for getting someone to date you. But this isn t to say that there's nothing to be gained from studying attraction. Based on science rather than self - help clich's Attraction Explained looks at how factors such as geography physical appearance reciprocity and similarity affect who we fall for and why. With updated statistics this second edition also includes new content on online dating queer relationships racism in dating shyness and individual differences. It remains an engaging and accessible introduction to attraction relationship formation for professionals students and general readers.
Title: Attraction Explained The Science Of How We Form Relationships
Author(s): Swami Viren (Professor Of Social Psychology Anglia Ruskin University Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367645793
Pages: 360 Pages, 6 Line Drawings, Black And White; 1 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/11/2021
Category: Groups & Group Theory