Chapter 4 Flashcards
(42 cards)
marriages are determined by their families
Arranged marriage
the process by which a commitment to marriage is developed
courtship
neither partner saw the other until the day of their wedding
Blind marriage
a man must pay money or property to the future bride’s family for the right to marry her.
Bride Price
the money, property, or goods a women brings to the marriage
Dowry
run away and get married
Elope
the bride,groom or both are forced to marry against their will and under duress that includes both physical and emotional pressure
forced marriage
generally make our own decisions about choosing our partners
open courtship system
(marriage market) prospective partners compare the personal,social,and financial resources of eligible mates and then bargain for the best they can get
relationship market
financial security as a bargaining chip
Traditional Partnership
both partners play similar roles
ex: income potential, social status, emotional support
egalitarian partnership
the process of meeting people socially for the purpose of possibly forming an exclusive long-term relationship
dating
What are the 6 functions of dating?
1) Recreation
2) Companionship
3) intimacy and sex
4) mate selection
5) socialization
6) status achievement
the process by which we learn the skills we need to survive as individuals and as members of society
socialization
social ranking, or the prestige attached to a particular position in society
status achievement
marriage between partners of similar education and social class, ethnicity, race, religion and age.
Homogamy
their nearness to you in place and time
propinquity
the cultural expectation that a person marries with his or her own social group in terms of race,religion, and social class
endogamy
to marry outside your family group
exogamy
sexual relations between people who are related to each other
incest
one sex has a more limited pool of eligible marriage candidates than the other
the marriage squeeze
(marriage gradient)- the tendency for man to marry downward in class and women to marry upward with the respect to age, education and occupational success
mating gradient
are settings in which people do not normally interact and so potential partners are not likely to meet
ex: shopping malls, airports.
Opened Field
are settings in which people are likely to interact and so potential partners may meet
ex: parties, church groups.
closed fields