HD FS 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Incest Taboo, Apache Hadoop, Social Class
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Features of romantic love: pay attention to the person, idealize traits or characteristics. Good things are inflated: bad characteristics are minimized, strong motivation to win over person (often leads guys to do stupid things, emotional dependence on other person. Romantic love is not random: most individuals fall in love with someone of the opposite sex, you will not fall in love with a family member (incest taboo, homogamy: the tendency to marry someone similar to yu. Race 7% of married couples are of a different race. 4% are couples where one of them is hispanic and other non- hispanic. Religion only 10% of marriages are between individuals of different faiths. Age only 7% of marriages involve a younger man and older woman (4+ difference). 32% of marriages involve an older man and younger woman. Social class 45% of couples have different levels of education.