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How did the Concept of 'Romantic Love' Begin?


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    Alena Frankova

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Sources Discussed in Video
  • Fischer, E.H., Aron, A., Mashek, D., Li, H., & Brown, L.L. (2002). Defining the brain system of lust, romantic attraction and attachment. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 31, 413-419.
  • Diamond, L.M. (2004). Emerging perspectives on distinctions between romantic love and sexual desire. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 116-119.
  • Buss, D.M. (1994). The evolution of desire. New York: Basic Books.

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  • Fisher, H. (1992). The Anatomy of love: The natural history of monogamy, adultery and divorce. New York: Simon and Schuster.
  • Young-Bruehl, E. (2003). Where do we fall when we fall in love? Journal for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society, 8, 279-288.
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