首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Romantic love has clear evolutionary roots but our views about what makes an ideal romantic relationship can be swayed by the so
Romantic love has clear evolutionary roots but our views about what makes an ideal romantic relationship can be swayed by the so
admin
2013-08-23
46
问题
Romantic love has clear evolutionary roots but our views about what makes an ideal romantic relationship can be swayed by the society we live in. So says psychologist Maureen O’Sullivan from the University of San Francisco. She suggests that humans have always tried to strengthen the pair-bond to maximise(使最大化)reproductive success.
Many societies throughout history and around the world today have cultivated strong pressures to stay married. In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals. In modern western societies, however, the focus on individuality and independence means that people are less concerned about conforming to(遵守)the dictates of family and culture. In the absence of societal pressures to maintain pair-bonds, O’Sullivan suggests that romantic love has increasingly come to be seen as the factor that should determine who we stay with and for how long. " That’s why historically we see an increase in romantic love as a basis for forming long-term relationships," she says.
According to O’Sullivan culture also shapes the sorts of feelings we expect to have, and actually do experience, when in love. Although the negative emotions associated with romantic love—fear of loss, disappointment and jealousy—are fairly consistent across cultures, the positive feelings can vary. " If you ask Japanese students to list the positive attributes they expect in a romantic partner, they rate highly things like loyalty, commitment and devotion," says O’Sullivan. " If you ask American college women, they expect everything under the sun: in addition to being committed, partners have to be amusing, funny and a friend. "
We judge a potential partner according to our specific cultural expectations about what romantic love should feel like. If you believe that you have found true romance, and your culture tells you that this is what a long-term relationship should be based on, there is less need to rely on social or family pressures to keep couples together, O’Sullivan argues.
We can infer from the passage that strong family and community ties______.
选项
A、largely rely on marriage contracts
B、can contribute to stable marriages
C、often run counter to romantic love
D、make divorces virtually unacceptable
答案
B
解析
推理判断题。定位句指出,在那些与家庭和社区关系紧密的社会里,终生的婚姻可以通过禁止离婚的文化和家庭包办等手段来保证,由此可知,家庭和社会关系紧密的社会有助于维持稳定的婚姻,故答案为B)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Zq07777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Thescientistscalculatethatacupofwholemilkprovides______morethan100caloriesofenergy.
____________(决不能)shouldyougiveintohisdemands.
A、Requestingone’sbusinesscarddirectly.B、Acceptingone’scardbutnotcontinuingcontactwithhim.C、Puttingone’sbusiness
Ashighschoolstudentsflocktosocialnetworkingsites,campuspolicearescanningtheirFacebookandMySpacepagesfortipst
Japan’soldimperialarmyneverwentintothefieldwithoutagroupof"comfortwomen"forthetroops.Manymaleofficeworkers
A、Theaccidentwasanunavoidabletragedy.B、Amovingtruckhitastoppedschoolbus.C、Poorweatherconditionsledtotheaccid
A、ThewomanreceivedaphonecallfromMarkyesterday.B、ThemaninjuredMarkinatrafficaccidentyesterday.C、Themanmetaf
A、Apoem.B、Anessay.C、Abookreport.D、Ashortstory.DWhatmustthestudentsreadforWednesday?
A、Inthecafeteria.B、Inherfriend’shouse.C、Intherestaurant.D、Atherdesk.DM:It’stimetohavelunchnow.W:I’dliketo
You’rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;let’sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleo
随机试题
Pickouttheappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguesbyblackeningthecorresp
女性,68岁,慢性支气管炎20年,咳喘、呼吸困难1周。查体:神志淡漠,嗜睡,球结膜水肿,呼吸30次/分,血压100/60mmHg,双肺呼吸音低,可闻及干鸣及哮鸣。血气分析:氧分压(PaO2):50mmHg,二氧化碳分压(PaCO2):90mmHg。X线检查
A.奎尼丁B.利多卡因C.苯妥英钠D.维拉帕米E.阿托品窦性心动过缓选用
夏季,某养鸡场雏鸡下痢,呼吸困难,口流鲜血,鸡冠和肉垂苍白;剖检见有全身性出血,内脏器官肿大,胸肌、腿肌和心包等处有针尖至粟粒大小的白色结节。该病可能是()
桥梁承载能力评定时,反映配筋混凝土桥梁的质量状况衰退,并与环境条件有关的指标是()。
宽度超过()cm的洞口,应砌筑平拱或设置过梁。
( )是内部会计控制制度的重要内容,应当与会计人员岗位责任制结合考虑。
记名股票是指在股票和股份公司的股东名册上记载股东的姓名的股票,其具有()特点。
对于纳税人偷税的,税务机关除了追缴税款和滞纳金以外,并处以罚款为偷税数额的()。
新媒体时代是信息爆炸的时代,信息爆炸给人们带来了福利,使人们生活在一个更透明的社会中,但这种爆炸也给人们带来了信息骚扰,且不说每天无数娱乐至死的垃圾信息耗散着我们的注意力,充斥于空间中的种种虚假信息更让人头疼。从“深圳最美女孩”到“流浪汉成千万富翁”,再到
最新回复
(
0
)