Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Courtly Love, Social Forces, Incest
20 Mar 2016
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Marriage: a socially, legally and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another. The ceremony by which this union is formally endorsed wedding . Mate selecion: the process by which partners are selected. Many socieies have the family do this arranged marriage: the partners are selected by a third party. Romanic love: strong emoional atachment between adolescents or adults, or as a mixture of sexual desire and tenderness, of afecion and playfulness. Criteria for love (psychologists: physical arousal, presence (real or imagined) of someone to love, belief that you are in love. Family membership and responsibiliies of an individual are key to such a system men expected to provide inancial support/ protecion. Well-being of family takes priority over individual happiness. Arranged to maintain appropriate status and to increase economic well-being. People are responsible for their own success and well-being of their families.
