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- Historical change in courtship
- Colonial period: Family centered courtship
- family structure reflected merging of work, community, and family
- goal of courtship:
- marriage
- linkage of families
- typical courtship:
- meet and court through family
- marriage under control of father
- basis of marriage:
- love basis of courtship, but FRIENDSHIP basis of marriage
- sexual behavior:
- possibly hand-holding after engagement
- 19th century: Calling
- family structure reflected separation of work and family/gender roles
- goal of courtship:
- marriage
- basis of marriage:
- romantic love
- typical courtship
- meet through formal introductions by common friends
- calling, initiated by the woman
- engagement initiated by man to women, approved by family
- sexual behavior
- kissing and hand-holding allowed after engagement in public