Intimate relationships and social change : the dynamic nature of dating, mating, and coupling

• Other Authors: Scott, Christina L., (Editor), Blair, Sampson Lee, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
• Series: Contemporary perspectives on family research ; v. 11.
• Subjects: Dating, relationships, living together & marriage.; Dating (Social customs); Mate selection.; Marriage.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781787146099; 9781787149946
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages).
• Item Description: Includes index.
• ISSN: 1530-3535

Over the past few decades, there has been a dynamic world-wide societal shift away from traditional routes for finding a partner and establishing intimate relationships. This multidisciplinary volume investigates the impact of online dating and the role of technology in relationship formation; the nature of cohabitation and its relative meaning with marriage; assortative mating patterns; the role of parents and siblings in the selection of a partner; gender and sexuality within dating and mating; evolving forms of non-traditional marriage; the interplay of personality and sociodemographic traits within partner selection; and the role of race, ethnicity, and religion in dating and mating. Together, this collection provides a unique and truly global collection of research on the nature of dating, mating, and coupling, as they occur across a variety of cultures.