1/29/2013 Chapter 3Singlehood- Voluntary temporary singles - unmarried adults who may be delaying marriage while pursuing education or establishing a career- Voluntary stable singles - unmarried adults desiring a single (unmarried) lifestyle- Involuntary temporary singles- singles actively searching for a mate but unable to find a suitable one- Involuntary stable singles- unmarried adults who can expect to be single for life even though they may not want to beFriendships- Being friends: sex differences- Being friends: social class and race/ethnicity- Being friends is important in a relationshipDating, Courtship, and Mate Selection- Courtship in Early Americao Calling- a dating practice of the 18th and 19th centuries in which a young man would visit a young woman in her parents home Visited at home due to lack of transportation Sleep over on the first date o Bungling - took a big /blanket and would wrap both of them up and tiethe sack together (in different sacs)- Industrialization, Consumerism, and the Emergence of Datingo Principle of Least Interest - the idea that unequal emotional involvement between romantic partners has implications for the quality and stability of relationshipso Industrialization brought the people closer together Live in closer promimity which makes it easier to see each other Tansportation and telephone Dating began to blossom- Gender and Datingo Dating scripts - a set of expectations around dating that are somewhat different for men and women Now: guys asks the girl out, guys still pay, guys are supposed topick up the girls, guys are polite (open the door)o Who do we date? Homogenous relationships : Relationships in which we spend most of out time with people who are very similar to ourselves Propinquity : Geographical closeness Pool of Eligible : The group from which we are likely to choose our mateso Cohabitation and Marriage Selection effect - An explanation for the face that people who cohabit tend to be the same ones who later divorce- Less likely to stay
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