FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Online Dating Service, Tinder, Assortative Mating

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Skakoon- Sparling

Document Summary

Before (cid:1005)9(cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s: dating (cid:449)as regulated (cid:271)y chaperones ( After world war 1, less supervised (dating became rite of passage to understand gender roles, status and identity) Causal dating, steady, dating engagement and marriage (now many more steps) *point of dating: find someone to marry (the end goal) Men used to be initiators- now women have more direct role less formal. Use of technology, having fun, and meeting new people. Function of dating today (two individuals who are attending a function together) Purpose is for entertainment, not just choosing a life partner (hanging out or hooking up) can be a source of pressure (connected to a social status): single vs. relationship status. Skipper and nass (1968) identified four functions of dating. Mate selection (good way to figure out who would make a good like partner for you. 4 general premarital sexual standards abstinence (sex should occur only in marriage)