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The Sociology of Love

The Sociology of Love. Rooted in Distance/Similarity Age Vast majority of us marry someone who is within 3 years of us Spatial 50/50 chance that you will marry someone who lives within walking distance of your home Cultural Most of us marry within our faith Class

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The Sociology of Love

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  1. The Sociology of Love Rooted in Distance/Similarity • Age • Vast majority of us marry someone who is within 3 years of us • Spatial • 50/50 chance that you will marry someone who lives within walking distance of your home • Cultural • Most of us marry within our faith • Class • 60% of all marriages are between people of the same social class • 95% are between people no more than one class apart • Race

  2. Interracial Dating • One half of all Americans have dated across races by 2005 • The percentage of all U.S. married couples that are interracial nearly doubled from 2.9 percent in 1990 to 5.4 percent in 2000 • In 1986, 70% of Americans approved • In 2005, 83% of Americans approved • 95% of Americans 18-29 years of age • 45% of Americans 65 or older

  3. Who dates across racial lines? • 45% of white Americans • 52 percent of African Americans • 69 percent of Hispanic Americans • 57 percent of Asian Americans • Men and those who attend racially or ethnically integrated schools are significantly more likely to interdate

  4. Who do whites date across racial lines? • 29% said they have dated an Hispanic • 24% said they have dated an African American • 18% said they have dated an Asian

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