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Defining Intimacy

differenceblog Feb 19, 2007 10:43

"Everyone knows" that men are either bad at intimacy (e.g. AZ Republic 2005), or define intimacy so much differently than women that it's not even the same concept (Elmore 2004). Salas and Ketzenberger (2004) found significant gender differences on average self-reported intimacy in same-sex relationships, but not in romantic relationships. Fehr ( ( Read more... )

same-sex interaction, nonverbal communication, within sex differences, closeness, bonding, relationships, interpersonal, same-sex groups, communication, gender differences, interaction, femininity, emotion, opposite-sex interaction, gender roles, sex differences, masculinity, intimacy, friendship, gender stereotypes, games

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