SOC244H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Erik Erikson, Social Exchange Theory, Forced Marriage
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More subtle pressures are seen in advertising in popular culture. When most people you know are married, social life is organized around couple: mate selection: the process by which partners are selected. In many societies, mate selection is often accomplished by the family rather than the individual. Arranged marriage: a type of marriage in which the partners are selected by a third-party rather than each other. If marriages are not arranged by families, couples need some bases for selecting the rome partners. In europe and northern america, romantic love has become the standard. Romantic love: a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire, tenderness, affection, and playfulness: in this chapter, we will examine the different ways families begin. Mate selection is the most common way of starting the family lifecycle. The next steps very: some couples live together and never marry; others married before living together; and many begin with premarital cohabitation and eventually marry.
