A cross-cultural perspective on romantic love

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 31 • Published In • Pages: 149-155 •
By Jankowiak, William, Fischer, Edward F.

Abstract

This study negates the hypothesis that romantic love is unique to Euro-American culture and provides evidence of romantic love in the majority of cultures sampled.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)Researchers Own

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Romantic love is a human universal.Supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings  Megan Farrer