HD FS 315Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Apache Hadoop, Human Sexual Activity, Habituation
13 Sep 2016
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Features of romantic love: pay attention to person, idealize traits/characteristics, negative features are minimized, strong motivation to win over person, emotional dependence on other person. Falling in love is socially regulated: most individuals falling love with someone of opposite sex, you will not fall in love with a family member. Homogamy: the tendency to marry someone similar to you: race. 7% of married couples are of different race. Additional 4% are couples where one of them is hispanic and other is non- Only 10% marriages are between individuals of different faiths: age. Only 7% marriages involve younger man and older woman (4+ difference in years) 32% marriages involve older man and younger woman. Norm: man being two years older than woman: social class. 45% of couples have different levels of education. Why is marital sex largely ignored: most of the interesting social changes in sexual behavior have taken place outside of marriage.
