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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice
Dating, Going Together, and Courtship

Chapter Objectives

After reading the chapter, you should be able to:

1.

trace the history of courtship from early America to the present day.

2.

summarize the reasons for dating.

3.

explain how dating can be functional or dysfunctional as a means of mate selection, depending upon the qualities looked for in a date.

4.

discuss the problem of finding and meeting dates.

5.

describe the changes in gender roles in dating.

6.

understand some of the major problems in dating, such as achieving honesty and openness, extradyadic relationships, and getting too serious.

7.

discuss the problem of sexual aggression in dating.

8.

discuss the problem of violence in dating.

9.

describe ways to minimize the pain of breaking up a relationship.








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