Dynamics of Marriage and Family

Dynamics of Marriage and Family 3(3+0)

Lesson 10 & 11 : Theories on Mate Selection

Theories of Mate Selection

We have seen that mate selection in our society is circumscribed by many social and demographic factors including age, kinship, propinquity, race, social class, religion, and ethnicity. However, within the actual field of eligible, who will marry who is difficult to answer. Some of the theories of mate selection offered by today’s social scientists are as follows:

1. Role Theory
2. Value theory
3. Exchange theory
4. Complementary Needs Theory
5. Sequential Theories