SOCI 200 Lecture 6: W3.2- Meeting & dating Jan 17
Week 3- Meeting and mating
Arranged Marriages
• Parents or kin are in the centre of making matches between people
• Most common in pre-industrial or developing societies
• Pros for arranged marriage
o Solidarity
o Homogamy (religious; class; race; values; culture)
o Lasts longer
o Conflicts are resolved easier
o Less stress from dating and mating
o Reoves social pressure to fid the oe
o Love grows
• Cons for arranged marriage
o Wedding blues
o Inexperience (loss of dating)
o Placing blame beyond the individual
o Loss family ties
Personal ads & Internet dating
• Ways of meeting people widen: places of shared activities
• Situations of social discovery draws on ideas of romantic love and dating
• Growth of internet dating
Mating market
• We rate and rank potential mates
o Good looks make a difference
o Decoration (ring) communicate status
o Displays of sexual interest (flirting) are important
o Knowing where to locate potential mates is another important factor
• Why is it called a market?
o Negotiation
o Looking around like in a bar
o Dating is an investment
o Supply and demand, men have more power
o Men look for young and attractive men while women look for financially stable
men
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