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The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society Linfield University DigitalCommons@Linfield Senior Theses Student Scholarship & Creative Works 5-28-2020 The Evolution of Love: The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society Jessica Salas Linfield College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/soanstud_theses Part of the Gender and Sexuality Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, and the Sociology of Culture Commons Recommended Citation Salas, Jessica, "The Evolution of Love: The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society" (2020). Senior Theses. 13. https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/soanstud_theses/13 This Thesis (Open Access) is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It is brought to you for free via open access, courtesy of DigitalCommons@Linfield, with permission from the rights-holder(s). 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BY SIGNING THIS FORM, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL WORK CONTAINED IN THIS PAPER IS ORIGINAL WORK BY ME OR INCLUDES APPROPRIATE CITATIONS AND/OR PERMISSIONS WHEN CITING OR INCLUDING EXCERPTS OF WORK(S) BY OTHERS. IF APPLICABLE, I HAVE INCLUDED AN APPROVAL LETTER FROM THE IRB TO USE HUMAN SUBJECTS OR FROM ANIMAL CARE & USE TO USE ANIMAL SUBJECTS. Signature _ Signature redacted ______ Date ________________ Printed Name ___________________________________ Approved by Faculty Advisor __________________________Amy Orr __ Date_______________May 29, 2020 Updated April 25, 2018 ROMANTIC ATTITUDES AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SALAS 2 Table of Contents Abstract. 4 Introduction. 5 Literature Review. 5 Historical Context. 6 Realism vs Idealism. 7 Cultural Importance of Marriage and Long-Term Romantic Relationships. 10 Gender. 11 Race and Ethnicity. 15 Social Class . 21 Theory. 25 Gender. 25 Race and Socioeconomic Status. 28 Methodology. 29 Participant Demographics. 29 Table 1. Selected Characteristics of the Sample. 30 Procedure. 32 Results. 33 Idealism at the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Income. 33 Self-Judgement. 34 Love Descriptions. 34 Summary of Findings. 35 ROMANTIC ATTITUDES AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SALAS 3 Discussion. 36 Conclusion. 37 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research. 38 Works Cited. 40 Appendix. Survey Statements. 45 ROMANTIC ATTITUDES AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SALAS 4 Abstract Romantic love has long acted as a significantly influential social institution. This thesis examined how ideology and practices surrounding romantic love and partnership differ across gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. In order to carry out this investigation, a survey was administered to 141 participants between the ages of 18 to 84. Of these participants, approximately 62% were female, 36% were male, and 3% identified as Other. The majority of respondents were White, followed by Latino/Hispanic and Asian/Asian American. Overall, findings indicate that, when not accounting for race or income, men tend to demonstrate increased idealism in their romantic attitudes when compared to women. Further differences in romantic attitudes were observed at the intersection of income and gender in which low-income women displayed increased idealism when compared to high-income women and low-income men demonstrated lower degrees of idealism when compared to high-income men. ROMANTIC ATTITUDES AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SALAS 5 Introduction In its close association with a highly idealized ideology, it can be easy to overlook romantic love as a serious and exceptionally influential social institution. Despite popular conceptualizations of romantic love which tend to confine it to the domain of emotion, individualized experience, and even to a certain degree the realm of mysticism, romantic love as a social institution plays a deeply involved role in the structuring and organization of contemporary western society. While constantly evolving, practices associated with romantic ideology and partnering have been found to underpin the structure of various micro and macro spheres of social life including media, social and economic capital, familial organization, and many others. This thesis will explore how romantic ideology and practices differ at the intersection of gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. To carry out this investigation, an analysis was conducted of responses to a survey designed to measure the degree of idealism participants displayed in their attitudes towards romantic love. As deeply rooted as romantic love and partnering are in the structure of contemporary society, sociological examination of the ways in which romantic practices play out in the intersection of these social categorizations is important in order to gain a deeper and more comprehensive insight into how we, as individuals and as a society, relate to one another. Literature Review This literature review will provide context to the issue through a brief overview of the history of romantic love, contemporary widespread romantic ideology, and the cultural importance of long-term romantic relationships. A focus will then be placed on the literature ROMANTIC ATTITUDES AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
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