SOC 120 Midterm: EXAM 2 study guide -- Book/Packet Notes
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Individual & nuclear family are embedded in the larger kinship of group. 5 functions of dating for the individual in society: recreation, socialization, ego needs, status placement, selection of a marriage partner. Marriage & the incest taboo are the most universal forms of control of sexual behavior. Ehrman: in the middle class, the degree of physical intimacy varies inversely with the intensity of affection among males, and directly with the intensity of affection among females. 4 issues concerning sex during pairing period: timing & life course, influences on sexual attitudes & behaviors, aids, subsequent effects of sexual activity. Spurious: an apparent relationship btw two variables that is really caused by a third factor. Ways people try to control love: child marriage, kinship rules, isolation of young people, close supervision, formally free. 2 reasons for the relationship btw cohabitation and divorce: selection effect, cohabitation may weaken relaionships. Fathers can be physically and psychologically present.
