The concept of dating is that it is a part of the human mating process whereby two people meet socially for companionship, beyond the level of friendship, or with the aim of each assessing the other 's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or marriage. Courtship has a very similar description yet most young people don 't know what it is. Although the definitions of these two words may not change, with time, the components within them have. As our society and its social views changes, as does courtship and dating. This paper will be discussing two generations in particular and how their attitudes on dating differ. The baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, compared to generation Y, born between 1980 and 1995, or as we like
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The baby boomers had a completely different perspective of dating than generation Y does now. Baby boomers saw dating, mainly, as a way to select a mate to marry while millennials grew up with the regulations of a “hook-up culture”(Garcia) this acceptance of causal sexual encounters has been growing since 1920 and is now a social norm. Although it existed before, with the internet it is now much more popular and much more sought after. There are even sites and apps that attract the younger demographic for causal sex. Tinder for example, is it specifically for causal sex? No (but is it), could you look for a long term partner? Yes (but you don’t). Applications like Tinder and how popular it has become gives up insight on how generation Y views dating. It is shallow, and demoralizing. My parents said that their parents barely had a dating experience. There were no movies to go to, no TV to watch together, no nothing really. They were constantly watched by a chaperon and didn’t have much fun. All these factors influenced how quickly they married. They said the marriages of their parents were mostly based off of what each party could gain and not based on love. If their parents didn 't approve then they couldn 't get married, and they didn 't have the right to argue, especially the women. My parents dating experience however was dramatically different. Love was the main focus and they went out on dates, talked on the phone constantly, and had a close relationship with the family of their partners, and even though their parents also had a big influence, it wasn’t as big as before although chaperons were still used occasionally. They did not have the liberty young people do now, transportation was more difficult and money was tighter. Millennials on the other hand date in a very liberal way. They go on dates anywhere they please, are much more open with their partners, but don 't always have a close
The baby boomers had a completely different perspective of dating than generation Y does now. Baby boomers saw dating, mainly, as a way to select a mate to marry while millennials grew up with the regulations of a “hook-up culture”(Garcia) this acceptance of causal sexual encounters has been growing since 1920 and is now a social norm. Although it existed before, with the internet it is now much more popular and much more sought after. There are even sites and apps that attract the younger demographic for causal sex. Tinder for example, is it specifically for causal sex? No (but is it), could you look for a long term partner? Yes (but you don’t). Applications like Tinder and how popular it has become gives up insight on how generation Y views dating. It is shallow, and demoralizing. My parents said that their parents barely had a dating experience. There were no movies to go to, no TV to watch together, no nothing really. They were constantly watched by a chaperon and didn’t have much fun. All these factors influenced how quickly they married. They said the marriages of their parents were mostly based off of what each party could gain and not based on love. If their parents didn 't approve then they couldn 't get married, and they didn 't have the right to argue, especially the women. My parents dating experience however was dramatically different. Love was the main focus and they went out on dates, talked on the phone constantly, and had a close relationship with the family of their partners, and even though their parents also had a big influence, it wasn’t as big as before although chaperons were still used occasionally. They did not have the liberty young people do now, transportation was more difficult and money was tighter. Millennials on the other hand date in a very liberal way. They go on dates anywhere they please, are much more open with their partners, but don 't always have a close