Sofie De Langhe (2012) paints a poignant image of the needs of singles back in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. In order for women to survive in their societies they had to marry. This became not only a social or emotional need for a single woman, but a financial one as well. There were limited ways in which a woman in that time could subsist outside of prostitution. This is not to say that men did not share in this financial need to marry as well. Marriage often times was a merger of families, and businesses, or acquisition of land. The most logical need that any individual has is that of economic well- being (De Langhe, 2012). Although, this may seem outdated in today’s modern world, the idea of marrying for financial
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In centuries past it was unheard of that singles should have sex outside of marriage. This concept was frowned upon and kept as a dirty little secret. In today’s worldviews on premarital sex have changed drastically. People are now able to pursue their physical needs more openly than they would have even a century ago. Today we have what is called the hooking up culture, where people are able to get drunk, and horny and go to bed with whoever is up for a rumble in the sheets. Singles no longer have to wait for their wedding night to satisfy this need, or to visit a brothel. They can simply visit a bar or a club and find someone to spend the night with. This shift in the way society perceives sex, has made this very basic human need much more readily available and acceptable than it would have been in times past (Kalish & Kimmel, 2011; Mark, Garcia, & Fisher, …show more content…
It is also seen on many singles turning to social networks, such as Facebook, and dating websites. As part of the adulthood processes people move away from their known environment to navigate their singleness alone; this may lead to internal needs of have someone with whom share their lives and struggles. Social media seems to fulfill this need for most people, as more and more singles turn to technology to satiate their more basic need for closeness (Matook, Cummings, & Bala, 2015). However, many aspects of the reciprocal and traditional form of couple seem to not be
In centuries past it was unheard of that singles should have sex outside of marriage. This concept was frowned upon and kept as a dirty little secret. In today’s worldviews on premarital sex have changed drastically. People are now able to pursue their physical needs more openly than they would have even a century ago. Today we have what is called the hooking up culture, where people are able to get drunk, and horny and go to bed with whoever is up for a rumble in the sheets. Singles no longer have to wait for their wedding night to satisfy this need, or to visit a brothel. They can simply visit a bar or a club and find someone to spend the night with. This shift in the way society perceives sex, has made this very basic human need much more readily available and acceptable than it would have been in times past (Kalish & Kimmel, 2011; Mark, Garcia, & Fisher, …show more content…
It is also seen on many singles turning to social networks, such as Facebook, and dating websites. As part of the adulthood processes people move away from their known environment to navigate their singleness alone; this may lead to internal needs of have someone with whom share their lives and struggles. Social media seems to fulfill this need for most people, as more and more singles turn to technology to satiate their more basic need for closeness (Matook, Cummings, & Bala, 2015). However, many aspects of the reciprocal and traditional form of couple seem to not be