SOC 120CDWI Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hookup Culture, Egalitarianism, Developing Country
30 Oct 2016
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Historically, marriages were arranged: still being done in some cultures. In the united states, expectations about marriage have changed drastically. Union: stable, intimate relationship between two people who live in the same household but may or may not be married. Parental influence is not as strong as it once was: changed about the time that men and women marrying without influence of family farm or birth order (1750s) Without property, etc. parents had less say. Courtship: publicly visible process with rules and restrictions: carefully established social norms governed this process. Courtship met its demise after 1900: migration from rural areas, industrial capitalism, higher standards of living, adolescence, a new stage of life, general mobility increased, range of choice increased. People began leaving home and going out on dates . Shifted balance of power form women to men: men had the money. Shifted balance of power from parents to teenagers and young adults.
