Personal relationship - It is a relationship which is closely associated with a person

and which can only have meaning to this person

Attraction - is described as the lovestruck phase, which involves neurotransmitters

in the brain such as dopamine, neropinephrine, and serotonin.

Homophily: if we believe people are similar to us, we are more attracted to them

Transference Effect: there are times we meet people who we immediately like or
dislike

Propinquity Effect: We often develop a sense of familiarity with people who live close
to us, work with us, or go to school with us, which lead us to liking them more.

Reciprocity: We like people who like us back

Physical Attractiveness: Several research studies were conducted to confirm that

physical attractiveness is a major factor in liking someone

Personality Characteristics and Traits: People get attracted to two characteristics

that lead to liking the other person namely emphatic persons and socially
competent.

THREE DIFFERENT ATTACHMENT STYLES

SECURE ATTACHMENT  Is when the primary caregiver is the most of the time
present and when all the emotional needs of an infant are providing a sense of
security to the infant

AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT  Is when the primary caregiver is cold and detached, and
even unresponsive to a child’s need.

ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT  Is when the primary caregiver is not

consistent in terms of presence and in the meeting a child’s emotional needs.

WHAT DRIVES ATTRACTION?

When attraction between two persons is discussed, it is often understood as based

on physical appearance.

THREE STAGES OF FALLING IN LOVE

LUST  Is driven by the sex hormones, testosterone, and estrogen. These hormones
affect both sexes.

ATTRACTION  Is described as the lovestruck phase, which involves

neurotransmitters in the brain such as dopamine, neropinephrine, and serotonin
ATTACHMENT  When the couple in love decides to continue with the relationship,
they enter the attachment stage where long-lasting commitments are exchanged
and may lead to raising a family

Family - Family is the basic social unit. Family represents people living together by
ties of marriage, blood or adaptation, thus representing a single household.
According to sociology, the family has the primary function of reproducing society;
biologically, socially, or both.

Types of Family Structures

nuclear family -a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children.

extended family -a family group with 3 or more generations in a family

single parent family - A mother or father alone raising children.

Blended family -Two divorced people marry, bring with them children from
the old families

Childless family- A couple with no kids .

TYPES OF FAMILY STRUCTURES

Nuclear Family The nuclear family is the traditional type of family structure. This
family type consists of two parents and children.

Single Parent Family A single parent family is a mother with her children, although
there are single fathers as well. The single parent family is the biggest change
society has seen in terms of the changes in family structures.

Childless Family Childless families consist of a husband and wife living and working
together. The childless family is sometimes the "forgotten family“ because they don’t
have children.

Stepfamily Over half of all marriages end in divorce, and many of these individuals
choose to get remarried. This creates the stepfamily, it consists of a new husband
and wife and their children from previous marriages or relationships.

Grandparent Family Many grandparents today are raising their grandchildren for a
variety of reasons and the parents are not present in the child's life

Extended Family The extended family structure consists of two or more adults who
are related, either by blood or marriage, living in the same home. This family includes
many relatives living together and working toward common goals, such as raising
the children and keeping up with the household duties.