Barbara Fredrickson Selection From Love 2 Summary

Selections from Love 2.0 Analysis Barbara Fredrickson, in selections from her book “Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become”, redefines the development of social relationships. Fredrickson supports her claim using the theory of social connectivity in order to challenge the commonly preconceived notion of relationships. She adopts a scientific tone to inform her naive audience what true connections are by including support from experimental resources and her personal knowledge of psychology (Miller Spellmeyer 105). Her argument corresponds to her practicing focus of positive mindfulness, however, this common theme limits her redefinition of relationship development (Miller Spellmeyer 105). Barbara Fredrickson’s definition of social connectivity challenges the common preconceived notion of social relationships through under representation of the necessary components that formulate relationships. Fredrickson introduces her argument by redefining love. According to Fredrickson, love is “that ache of sensing that something vital is missing from your life” (106). …show more content…
She adopts a biological definition of love that seems to have a deeper meaning at first, but ultimately sets additional limitations to what love is and how social connections are created. The book supports Fredrickson’s practice of psychological positivity but fails to consider the negative social and biological aspects of love and social relationships (Miller Spellmeyer 105). Fredrickson’s limitations continue to exceed social connectivity through negativity because she only describes love and connections as the synchronization of two brains rather than connecting emotionally with an artist or a spirit. Ultimately, Fredrickson challenges society’s preconceptions of relationships but fails to provide theory and evidence that counter her personal