The Mate Relationship

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This paper examines the above book which presents research applications of a rules theory of mate relationships of several American cultures and two non-American cultures. It shows how this theory can be summarized into seven basic propositions, which have previously been tested and supported. It discusses how the research in the book expands the original and traditional findings of these applications and goes into more depth by working with the different attributes and levels of mateship in five of America's co-cultures, white Americans of European descent, African Americans, Deaf Americans of White European Descent, Jamaicans and the Japanese.

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"Through the study of White Americans of European Descent the seven qualities mentioned by at least thirty percent of the sample included trust, friendship, love, honesty, communication, caring, and loyalty. Eighty-six attributes were mentioned, and forty one of those attributes were only listed once and were not included in the table referring to the different attributes and their ranking. By analyzing the data, it showed that there were three necessary stages: occasional date, exclusive date, and marriage. These findings are very similar in comparison to the past research conducted."

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