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Storge (/ˈstɔːrɡi/ STOR-ghee;[1] from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ) 'love, affection'),[2] or familial love, refers to natural or instinctual affection,[1][3] such as the love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa.
Extent
[edit]Storge is a wide-ranging force which can apply between family members, friends, pets and their owners,[4] companions or colleagues. Love of a country, of a nation, or of a sports team may count as storge.[5]
Storge love
[edit]The Ancient Greek word was borrowed by the Canadian sociologist John Alan Lee for his storge love style (a type of love story).[6][7] The storge love style is a form of companionate love,[8][9] beginning as friendship and growing only more gradually into a committed relationship.[10][11] Such love might occur between childhood neighbors, or longtime school friends.[12] It is possible, however, for a storgic relationship to occur between strangers if they share a similar background, and the quality of experience is right as the relationship develops.[10] Storgic love comes naturally with time and the mutual enjoyment of shared activities, as one grows accustomed to another.[10]
Sometimes the term is also used to refer to the love between married partners who are committed and plan to have a long relationship together, particularly as a fundamental relational foundation after initial infatuation (limerence).[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "storge". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. OCLC 1120411289.
- ↑ Hooper, Walter (1996). C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide. p. 369-70.
- ↑ Strong B, Yarber WL, Sayad BW, Devault C (2008). Human sexuality: diversity in contemporary America (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-07-312911-2.
- ↑
Bodson, Liliane (21 July 2005) [2000]. "Motivations for pet-keeping in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey". In Podberscek, Anthony L.; Paul, Elizabeth S.; Serpell, James A. (eds.). Companion animals and us: exploring the relationships between people and pets (reprint, revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780521017718. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
[...] the feelings identified by the owner in his or her animal were called storge. This term, literally 'affection', acquired the meaning 'filial' or 'brotherly affection' when applied to children (and 'parental affection' if applied to parents). In the context of pet-keeping, it compared the animals' attitudes towards their masters to the affection either of children towards their parents, or of sisters and brothers towards each other.
- ↑
Vareekal, George (28 March 2022). Aspects of Romantic Love: Perceptions on Love and Marriage. Notion Press. ISBN 9798885554138. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
Storge is love related to familiarity, dependence and relationship. The love that exists petween parents and children and among childhood friends and companions, love for a particular country, people, or a cricket or football team etc. are examples of Storge.
- ↑ Lee 1977, pp. 5, 9
- ↑ Lee 1988, pp. 56–57
- ↑ Lee 1973, pp. 80, 168
- ↑ Hatfield & Walster 1985, p. 38
- 1 2 3 Lee 1973, pp. 77–81, 85–86
- ↑ Lee 1988, pp. 43–44, 50
- ↑ Lee 1998, pp. 35–38
Sources
[edit]- Hatfield, Elaine; Walster, G. William (1985). A New Look at Love. University Press of America. ISBN 9780819149572. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- Lee, John Alan (1973). Colours of Love: An Exploration of the Ways of Loving. New Press. ISBN 978-0-88770-187-0.
- Lee, John (1977). The Colors of Love. Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-10520-5.
- Lee, John (1988). "Love-Styles". In Sternberg, Robert (ed.). The Psychology of Love. Yale University Press. pp. 38–67. ISBN 0-300-03950-6. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Lee, John (1998). "Ideologies of Lovestyle and Sexstyle". In De Munck, Victor C. (ed.). Romantic Love and Sexual Behavior: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 33–76. ISBN 978-0-275-95726-1. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- Lewis, C. S. (2017-02-14). The Four Loves. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-256539-6.
External links
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The dictionary definition of storge at Wiktionary