Assignment: An Interview Of The Changing Definitions Of Love
Bbook: Olson, DeFrain, & Skogrand. (2014). Marriage and Families, Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths (Eight Edition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
1. Interview a divorced or remarried person. Ask how the individual's definition of love changed as she or he went through the following phases:
1. dating,
2. engagement,
3. marriage,
4. marital dissolution and divorce,
5. singlehood, and
6. remarriage, if applicable.
2. To do this exercise well, spend 45 to 60 minutes with the person to get a good understanding of what happened to the marriage and why.
3. After the interview, assess how the experiences discussed by your interviewee compare with material given in the textbook? For instance, you might relate how information from the interview relates to or is different than Olson and Olson's ten traits of love, the love triangle developed by Sternberg and Weis, or intimacy games,which are each described in chapter 9 of the textbook. You may also chose to incorporate other related information from the text or other outside sources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.