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Personal choice versus social influence
Social homogamy: the tendency for people to form relationships with someone who has the same diploma level or social level
Partner choice is socially influenced because social origins shape tastes, lifestyles, leisure habits, and selection criteria, while frequently visited places increase the chance of meeting someone with similar studies.
1. Why can frequently visited places influence whom people choose as partners?
2. A survey finds that 20 people in a group of 34 share a particular characteristic. Which calculation gives the percentage of the group with that characteristic?
3. In the source example, what percentage of women without diplomas are in a relationship with men?
What percentage of women without diplomas are in relationships with men?
41% of women without diplomas are in relationships with men.
How is a percentage of distribution calculated?
Percentage equals subset divided by whole, times 100.
What is social homogamy?
The tendency to form relationships with someone of the same diploma or social level.
Why does partner choice tend to be socially influenced?
Because social origins shape tastes, lifestyles, leisure habits, and selection criteria.
Romantic Relationships Sociologically
Studies social influences on love choices
Social homogamy
People prefer partners with similar social traits
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