Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 393-413).

Thesis (M.S.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Marriage and Family Therapy, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-54).

Thesis (M.S.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Marriage and Family Therapy, 1999. / Electronic thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-54). Also available in print ed.

Thesis (M.A.E.T.)--Western Seminary, Portland, Or., 1998. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-112).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974. / Authorized facsimile of original issued: [Urbana, Ill.], 1974. Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-192).

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-152).

D.Litt. et Phil. / The purpose of this study was to add much needed information to the body of knowledge as regards South African intimate relationships, by looking through the lens of social and cross-cultural psychology. The study set out to investigate the different and nuanced ways of loving and conceptualisations of romantic love across the four broad cultural groups in South Africa. Although romantic love is by and large accepted as a near universal experience, it is said to vary as a function of culture. Western / individualistic and collectivistic romantic love was considered. South Africa‘s multicultural rainbow nation seems to exhibit both individualistic as well as collectivistic modes of loving amongst its four broad cultural groups, with Black and Indian/Asian conceptualisations of romantic love seemingly being tied up in culture bound collectivism, whereas White and Coloured conceptualisations of romantic love are apparently tied up in culture bound individualism. The study initially explored various theories of romantic love which have been developed within the Western canon. These included 1) Freud‘s intrapsychic foundations of love, 2) Fromm‘s humanistic and sociocultural view of love, 3) attachment theory and its genetic, biological and interpersonal viewpoint of love, 4) interdependence theory / social exchange theory and its emphasis on the economic nature of an intimate relationship, 5) the components of passionate and companionate love, 6) Sternberg‘s triangular theory of love and his social constructionist theory of love stories, 7) evolution theory and its focus on explaining how romantic love, mate selection and mate preferences is shaped by inherited biological and genetic make-up and finally 8) Lee‘s six lovestyles. Special emphasis was given to Lee‘s colours of love theory which consists of a typology of lovestyles. These were employed as the central tenet to establish intersections, parallels and differences amongst the types of love. Thereafter the study investigated the nebulous construct of culture through Hofstede‘s five dimensions of culture. Differences between nation, ethnic groups and race were clarified and South Africa‘s four primary cultural groups were explored.

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M.A. / The purpose of this study was to add, through the lens of social and crosscultural psychology, to the much needed body of knowledge of African intimate relationships. Western romantic relationships are generally characterised by intense attraction and emotional attachment, idealisation of the other, sexual attraction and the want for total acceptance by the other. African love is less well known but seemingly tied up in culture bound collectivism as well as other social phenomenon. The study set out to explore the applicability of the lovestyle model in a Black South African population. The study explored various theories of love which have been developed within the Western canon. These include 1) evolution and love, 2) social exchange theory, 3) attachment theory, 4) love stories and 5) Lee’s lovestyles. Special emphasis was given to Lee’s colours of love theory which consists of a typology of lovestyles namely eros (passionate love), ludus (game-playing love), storge (friendship love), mania (obsessive love), pragma (practical love) and agape (altruistic love). In addition African love was examined from various perspectives including 1) culture; 2) individualism and collectivism; 3) the African collectivistic society; 4) acculturation and; 5) African love. This study’s main focus was on 1) the validity and reliability of the LAS instrument when applied to an African population, 2) the lovestyles of this group as mediated by their Africanness and 3) the possible gender differences. The lovestyles typology was found to be factorially valid for a Black South African population. A key and surprising finding was that individuals high in Africanness were significantly more likely to endorse eros as their dominant lovestyle than individuals low in Africanness. The study found that African men were significantly more agapic than African women and that African women were significantly more erotic and manic than African men. Males who were high in Africanness showed a significant association with eros andpragma in that the more Africanness a male had, the higher the endorsement of eros or pragma was expected to be.