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Love There Are Two Main Term Paper
Pages:4 (1560 words)
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Subject:Social Issues
Topic:Love
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It does so since it sees sex as a subject that sells.
The culture, too, still has largely Freudian perspective, where it is thought that unless a person gives into their sexual desires and has sex, the person remains unfulfilled and leads an empty existence. Sex, it is supposed, is an uncontrollable drive that if unsatisfied results in misery and dissatisfaction in life as well as in a warped personality.
Parents, on the other hand, get more intimidated by the subject and are more reluctant and less open about discussing the subject than the media and popular culture is. They go to the other extreme, and whilst having a more realistic perspective, are reluctant to discuss the subject .
A shallow person would have the perspective of the media seeing the other more in terms of body and gratification and likely entering into various sexual relationships more for the sake of recreation. This would be irresponsible and harmful to both self as well as to many others.
Sources
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Aron, E.N., & Aron, a. (1996). love and expansion of the self: The state of the model. Personal Relationships, 3, 45-58.
Fromm, Erich (2000) the Art of Loving, Harper Perennial
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Aron, a., & Aron, E.N. (1986). love and the expansion of self: Understanding attraction and satisfaction. New York: Hemisphere.
Aron, E.N., & Aron, a. (1996). love and expansion of the self: The state of the model. Personal Relationships, 3, 45-58.
Fromm, Erich (2000) the Art of Loving, Harper Perennial
Lewis, Thomas; Amini, F., & Lannon, R. (2000). A General Theory of Love. Random House.
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