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53 Cards in this Set
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An essential element in mate selection is ____________, a process of selecting a mate and developing an intimate relationship.
getting together going steady dating courtship |
Courtship
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A pattern of dating that involves women and men meeting in groups, playing similar roles in initiating dates, and sharing equally in the costs is called
courtship. getting together. dating. going steady. |
geting together
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__________ is an exclusive relationship with one person.
Mate selection Going steady Getting together Dating |
Going steady
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Anticipatory socialization is
the result of shorter dating periods. socialization that is directed toward learning future roles. a process by which people acquire the gender roles that their culture defines as appropriate for them. a requirement of the sociological imagination. |
socialization that is directed toward learning future roles.
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According to Staples (1991), the historically low _____________ in the African American community has traditionally limited the dating and mate selection options of African American women.
education levels income level sex ratio employment |
Sex Ratio
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In some middle-class communities, _____________--where a group of teenagers pack into a car and drive around the neighborhood looking for females to pick up--is a popular pattern in the mate selection process.
going steady dating getting together cruising |
cruising
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According to _____________ theory, people looking for mates try to maximize their chances for a rewarding relationship.
equity stimulus-value-role exchange filter |
exchange
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According to _____________ theory, in a situation of relatively free choice, attraction and interaction depend on the exchange value of the assets and liabilities that each person brings to the situation.
exchange filter equity stimulus-value-role |
stimulus-value-role
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_______________ theory proposes that a person is attracted to another by a fair deal rather than by a profitable exchange.
Exchange Stimulus-value-role Filter Equity |
Equity
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____________ theory suggests that many factors are involved in the marital choice.
Filter Equity Stimulus-value-role Exchange |
Filter
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The people whom our society has defined as acceptable marriage partners for us form what sociologists call
endogamy. polygamy. the pool of eligibles. the marriage market. |
the pool of eligibles
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According to the text, our pool of eligibles is first narrowed by society's ____________ norms.
hypogamous endogamous polygamous exogamous |
exogamous
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The tendency to marry upward in social status is referred to as
polygamy. hypogamy. hypergamy. the marriage gradient. |
hypergamy
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sociologists to denote proximity or closeness in time or place.
Propinquity Hypogamy The marriage gradient Polygamy |
propinquity
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_____________ reached their peak in popularity during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Dating clubs Single's bars Computer dating Personal ads |
single's Bars
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T or F
Sociologists use the term courtship to loosely refer to the wide range of behaviors and social relationships individuals engage in prior to marriage. |
False
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T or F
In nonindustrialized nations and often in rural areas within industrialized nations, mate selection continues to be predominantly arranged. |
True
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T or F
By the 1920s dating became the major method of mate selection in this country. |
True
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T or F
Dating continues to be a heterosexual phenomenon for the young at heart. |
False
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T or F
Gender role socialization is directed toward learning future roles. |
False
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T or F
More than most relationships, dating is affected by gender roles and stereotypes. |
True
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T or F
Dating within the upper strata of U.S. society tends to be less regulated than it is for other classes. |
False
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T or F
In the stimulus stage of the stimulus-value-role theory, the compatibility of the couple is tested with regard to a variety of mutually held beliefs and values. |
False
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T or F
Equity theory proposes that a person is attracted to another by a fair deal rather than a profitable exchange. |
True
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T or F
Historically, sociologists have described mate selection in terms of a marriage market. |
True
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T or F
There is very little literature on the dating practices of college students. |
False
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T or F
Mate selection by way of the Internet has become pretty routine for a variety of singles. |
True
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T or F
Among some young urban professionals, the local laundrette has become a popular meeting place for singles. |
True
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T or F
In date rape, the victim simply knows or is familiar with the rapist. |
False
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T or F
According to the text, most breakups are initiated by men. |
False
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A process of pairing off that involves the open choice of mates and engagement in activities that allow people to get to know each other and progress toward coupling and mate selection. (p.127)
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dating
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A wide range of behaviors and social relationships individuals engage in prior to marriage and that lead to long-or-short term pairing or coupling. (p. 127)
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mate selection
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A process of selecting a mate and developing an intimate relationship. (p.127)
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courtship
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A pattern of dating that involves women and men meeting in groups, playing similar roles in initiating dates, and sharing equally in the cost of activities. (p. 130)
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getting together
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An exclusive relationship with one person. (p. 130)
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going steady
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Socialization that is directed toward learning future roles. (p. 135)
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anticipatory socialization
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The number of men to every 100 women.
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sex ratio
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When a group of teenagers (usually male) pack into a car and drive around the neighborhood looking for females to pick up. (p. 139)
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cruising
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Concept that implies that we enter the mate selection process with a certain resources and we trade these resources for the best offer we can get. (p.143)
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marriage market
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Sums of money or property brought to the marriage by the female.
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dowries
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The people society has defined as acceptable marriage partners for us. (p. 143)
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pool of eligibles
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The tendency to meet, date, and marry someone very similar to ourselves in terms of important or desirable characteristics. (p. 143)
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homogamy
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E. Marriage outside a particular group. (p. 143)
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exogamy
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Marriage within a particular group. (p. 143)
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endogamy
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Where one sex has a more limited pool of eligibles. (p. 144)
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marriage squeeze
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Where men marry women who are slightly lower down the social class continuum. (p. 145)
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marriage gradient
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The tendency to marry upward in social status. (p. 145)
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hypergamy
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The tendency to marry downward in social status.
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hypogamy
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Closeness in place and space. (p. 150)
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propinquity
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The perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member within the context of dating or courtship. (p. 158)
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dating violence
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Unwanted, forced, or coerced sexual intercourse.
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rape
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Rape of a person who simply knows or is familiar with the rapist. (p. 160)
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Acquaintance rape
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Rape of a victim who is actually "going out with" the rapist.
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date rape
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