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30 Cards in this Set
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principles of least interest
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more power due to less dependence upon the other
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manifest functions of dating
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recreation: to have fun, companionship: friendship, mate selection: procreating
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latent functions of dating
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socialization: learning to adjust, social status: most desirable, ego: geing asked out and status, sex: even at young ages
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forms of dating
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traditional, contemporary, combination
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traditional form of dating
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traditional dates, coming-out parties, going steady
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contemporary forms of dating
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hanging out, getting together, "going within", serious casual dating and serious dating
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combination form of dating
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cruising, proms and homecomiking, parties, mixers, dinner dates
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filter theory
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we tend to filter out elidgable persons until we reach a group size that is manageable.
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propenquity
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we tend to date those who live near us
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social networks
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there is a strong likelihood that we will date someone from one of our social or professional networks
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values
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we tend to graviate toward those we perceive hold similar value system
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sexual orientation
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laws govern who we can or cannot marry
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gender role expectations
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holding traditional views of women as submissive
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peer pressure and secrecy
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the pressure to date is fierce, tell and break up
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use of alcholo and drugs
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often accompanies aggression and date rape, lowers inhibitions
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dating location and activity
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parked cars provide privacy as well as sense of isolation: danger!
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reasons for remaining single
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cohabitation is more acceptable, children being born out of wedlock, divorce more acceptable, people delaying marriage
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voluntary temporary singlehood
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temporary singles, place low priority on marriage and mate selection
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voluntary stable singles
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persons who have or have not been married and desire to remain unattached , those satisfied with cohabitation of single life
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involuntary temporary singles
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those who are in search of a mate, and who would like to be married
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involuntary stable singles
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persons who want to marry or remarry but for some reasons accept the fact that it may not happen and accept their silgle status
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marriage squeeze
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sex imbalance in the men-women ratio
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problems associated with being single
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physical and emotional wellbeing, aging, housing, older never marries
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physical and emotional well-being
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single men suffer more often from a list of physical and emotional maladies when compared to married men
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aging
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women suffer from a double standard when it comes to aging
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housing
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few singles can afford the rent that they are demanded by more luxurious settings.
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older never marry
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it may be a mixed bag of cost and benefits, their job may be more importiant, they experience fewer limitations in their life
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cohabitation: part time/limited
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no long temr commitment
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cohabitation: premarital
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the final testing the waters
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cohabitation: substitute marriage
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long term commitment to partner
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