PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Incest Taboo, Social Forces, Endogamy
9 Jan 2018
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Marriage: a socially, legally, and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another. Mate selection: the process by which partners are selected. Arranged marriage: a type of marriage in which the partners are selected by a third party rather than by each other. Romantic love: a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire, tenderness, affection, and playfulness (the standard basis for mate selection in european and north american societies) In both new france and upper canada, young people were encouraged by wealthy landowner parents to marry not for love but for family and property. In a study of second generation south asian immigrants living in north american, 25% of participants indicated parents would likely arrange their marriage. The shift toward free choice: over time sex and romantic love became linked, along with emphasis on individuality, young people wanted the right to choose their own mates.
