Young Singles' Scripts for a First Date

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2368802
AutoresSteven Rose (0000-0002-0946-4173, University of Missouri–St. Louis), Suzanna Rose (University of Missouri–St. Louis), Irene Hanson Frieze (0000-0001-8399-9996, University of Pittsburgh)
Año1989
Volumen3
Número2
Páginas258-268
Fecha de publicación1989-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGender & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/089124389003002006
OpenAlexW1984019329
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas76
Referencias citadas13

Young single women's and men's cognitive scripts for the event 'a first date' were examined to determine their content and to test for hypothesized differences in behavioral expectations. Participants were asked to list 20 expected actions involved in a first date for a woman and for a man. High agreement among participants was found for the content and sequence of actions that hypothetically would occur on a first date. The respondents listed a total of 19 different actions for women, and 27 for men. The scripts for women and men differed significantly. The scripts for women emphasized the private sphere (concern about appearance, conversation, and controlling sexuality); the scripts for men focused on control of the public domain (planning, paying for, and orchestrating the date). Gender roles were more prevalent in experienced daters' scripts. The results indicate that young adults' interpersonal scripts for dating maintain the traditional gender-power ratio

Cognition · Conversation · Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Psychiatry · Scripting language · Sociology · Young adult · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Communication · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology