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Mate Selection Process

In the contemporary society, the issue of mate selection has taken a new shift. Current,

mate selection, especially among the youth, is viewed as a normal thing but in reality, there are

many factors which influence this choice. This, in turn, affects the type of families that are

developed from these relationships. It is therefore vital for an individual to be wary during mate

selection as this to some extent have implications on the family one makes in future. This paper,

therefore, seeks to explore the social factors which influence the mate selection process, using

my relationship as an example as well as examining how the bi-cultural immigrant families in

the US practice marriage and love

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Mate selection is an evolutionary process in which an individual chooses opposite mate

depending on the attractiveness of that person phenotypic traits. There are several social factors

which influence this process. For example, propinquity. Propinquity is the closeness between

two people. This social element increases the chances of mate selection more in the current

society as compared to the earlier days. Nearness has in fact been the main factor that has

increased the probability of many relationships especially those people who marry after meeting

in their learning institutions. Ideally, it is hard to marry someone who is far away. For example,

for a person living in the US, it will be hard to marry another living in South Africa. This is

because of the distance where there is no closeness. Another social factor is homogamy.

Admittedly, everyone is free to marry anyone one likes as a principle. However, practically,

there are social forces which influence our choices of mate selection (Coyne, James & Geraldine

Downey 8). For example, the school we attend, the people one meets often and the area where

one lives all limit one's choice of mate selection .consequently, homogamy is the practice that an

individual is likely to marry a person whose social attributes are similar in a way as these social

attributes are considered imperative by the society. These social attributes include educational

level, race, social class, and age. Lastly, there is religion as another social factor. Religion plays

an important role when it comes to mate selection. It offers an individual a large pool of options.

Through the process of socialization, norms, and values that a person acquires as they grow from

childhood, religion shapes these aspects hence becoming an important factor in the process of

male selection. For example, people tend to marry from the same beliefs in the current society.

In the US, the concept of marriage and family is changing due to the increased rate of

cohabitation, singlehood and same-sex partners. The immigrant bi-cultural families in the US

have differing view and practice of marriage and love. For example, the immigrants in the US

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Surname 1 Name: Instructor: Institutions: Date: Mate Selection Process In the contemporary society, the issue of mate selection has taken a new shift. Current, mate selection, especially among the youth, is viewed as a normal thing but in reality, there are many factors which influence this choice. This, in turn, affects the type of families that are developed from these relationships. It is therefore vital for an individual to be wary during mate selection as this to some extent have implications on the family one makes in future. This paper, therefore, seeks to explore the social factors which influence the mate selection process, using my relationship as an example as well as examining how the bi-cultural immigrant families in the US practice marriage and love Surname 2 Mate selection is an evolutionary process in which an individual chooses opposite mate depending on the attractiveness of that person phenotypic traits. There are several social factors which influence this process. For example, propinquity. Propinquity is the closeness between two people. This social element increases the chances of mate selection more in the current society as compared to the earlier days. Nearness has in fact been the main factor that has increased the probability of many relationships especially those people who marry after meeting in their learning institutions. Ideally, it is hard to marry someone who is far away. For example, for a person living in the US, it will be hard to marr ...
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