SOCL 2505 Study Guide - Dating, Premarital Sex
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Marriage exceptions: changed dramatically in the us, pursue more meaningful union. Forming a union: union- a stable, intimate relationship between two people who live in the same household but may or may not be married, decline in parental influence, shift away from marrying out of need . Formal courtship: courtship- a publicly visible process with rules and restrictions through which young men and women find a partner to marry (happened more in the upperclass b/c of property, european roots. Decline of formal courtship: after the early 1900s. Increase in premarital sex: shift in the dating context. Hooking up: hooking up-a sexual encounter with no expectation of further involvement. Indicates a lack of commitment: dating now occurs after hook ups, can be seen as shifting power back to women, 80% of girls have had sex by age 24, 35% of all hook-ups are sexually related. Marriage: two major shifts during the 20th & 21st centuries.
