Dating And Courtship

KEY CONCEPTS What Is Dating?What Is Dating? BackgroundBackground Dating Over TimeDating Over Time Why Do We Date?Why Do We Date? Manifest Functions (e.g., maturation)Manifest Functions (e.g., maturation) Latent function (e.g., to gain social status)Latent function (e.g., to gain social status) How Do We Find Partners?How Do We Find Partners? Where We Find ThemWhere We Find Them Birds Of A Feather... Or Opposites Attract?Birds Of A Feather... Or Opposites Attract? Six Factors In AttractionSix Factors In Attraction

Why Do We Date? Manifest FunctionsManifest Functions – Maturation – Recreation – Companionship – Love And Affection – Mate Selection Latent FunctionsLatent Functions – Socialization – Social Status – Fulfilling Ego Needs – Opportunities For Sexual Experimentation And Intimacy – Big Business

KEY CONCEPTS What Is Dating?What Is Dating? BackgroundBackground Dating Over TimeDating Over Time Why Do We Date?Why Do We Date? Manifest Functions (e.g., maturation)Manifest Functions (e.g., maturation) Latent function (e.g., to gain social status)Latent function (e.g., to gain social status) How Do We Find Partners?How Do We Find Partners? Where We Find ThemWhere We Find Them Birds Of A Feather... Or Opposites Attract?Birds Of A Feather... Or Opposites Attract? Six Factors In AttractionSix Factors In Attraction

How Do We Find Partners? Filter Theory asserts that we sift eligible people according to specific criteria and thus narrow the pool of potential partners.

Homogamy And Heterogamy Birds Of A Feather Flock Together Or Opposites Attract? Homogamy (endogamy): dating and marrying someone with similar characteristicsHomogamy (endogamy): dating and marrying someone with similar characteristics Key characteristics include propinquity, apperance, ethnicity and race, religion, age, social class, and values.Key characteristics include propinquity, apperance, ethnicity and race, religion, age, social class, and values. Homogamy narrows our pool of eligible partners; heterogamy expands it.Homogamy narrows our pool of eligible partners; heterogamy expands it. Heterogamy (exogamy): dating and marrying some with characteristics different from oursHeterogamy (exogamy): dating and marrying some with characteristics different from ours In terms of social standing, hypergamy and hypogamy are options.In terms of social standing, hypergamy and hypogamy are options. Religion is less influential than raceReligion is less influential than race Racial interdating is more common than racial intermarriageRacial interdating is more common than racial intermarriage Opposites attract is not supported by empirical data.Opposites attract is not supported by empirical data.

Five Factors Of Attraction Proximity And PropinquityProximity And Propinquity Physical AttractionPhysical Attraction – The Halo Effect – Beauty As Objective And Subjective – The Power Of Names – Conditioning Gets You In The Mood SimilaritySimilarity ReciprocityReciprocity – Does Playing Hard To Get Work? Flirting BehaviorsFlirting Behaviors – Women are much easier to spot and notice – Mens rituals fit into three categories: submissive, dominance, and resource displays.