Courtship
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| It includes activities such as [[dating]] where couple go together for a [[dinner]], a [[movie]], [[dance]] parties, a [[picnic]], [[shopping]] or general "hanging out", along with other forms of activity. Acts such as meeting on the internet or [[virtual dating]], chatting on-line, sending [[text messages]] or [[picture messages]], conversing over the [[telephone]], writing each other [[Letter (message)|letters]], and sending each other [[flowers]], [[songs]], and [[gifts]] constitute wooing. | It includes activities such as [[dating]] where couple go together for a [[dinner]], a [[movie]], [[dance]] parties, a [[picnic]], [[shopping]] or general "hanging out", along with other forms of activity. Acts such as meeting on the internet or [[virtual dating]], chatting on-line, sending [[text messages]] or [[picture messages]], conversing over the [[telephone]], writing each other [[Letter (message)|letters]], and sending each other [[flowers]], [[songs]], and [[gifts]] constitute wooing. | ||
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| + | ==Courtship in animals== <!-- This section is linked from [[Beak]] --> | ||
| + | {{main|Mating|Mating system|Courtship display}} | ||
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| + | [[Image:Courtship of green turtles.jpg|thumb|170px|Courtship of [[green turtle]]s|thumb|250px]] | ||
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| + | Many non-human animal species have mate-selection rituals also referred to as "courtship", [[anthropomorphic]]ally. Animal courtship may involve complicated dances or touching, vocalizations, or displays of beauty or fighting prowess. Most animal courtship occurs out of sight of humans, so it is often the least documented of animal behaviors. One animal whose courtship rituals are well studied is the [[bower bird]], whose male builds a "bower" of collected objects. | ||
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| + | From the scientific point of view, courtship in the animal kingdom is the process in which the different species select their partners for reproduction purposes. Generally speaking, the male initiates the courtship and the female chooses to either mate or reject the male based on his "performance". | ||
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| + | One [[sociobiological]] model is [[The Selfish Gene]], proposed by [[Richard Dawkins]]: That an individual of a species will mate with individuals from the same species displaying "good genes". {{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} Courtship, then, is a display of "genes" carried by an organism looking forward to mix with the genes of another organism to preserve themselves and their genes onto the next generation. {{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Haptic communication|Touching]] | ||
| + | * [[Courtship disorder]] | ||
| + | * [[Hypergamy]] | ||
| + | * [[Love letter]] | ||
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| + | ===Specific terms from various cultures=== | ||
| + | * [[Bekisa]] | ||
| + | * [[Flash marriage]] | ||
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- The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
- The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
- Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.
- Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.
Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage. During a courtship, a couple dates to get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement. Usually courtship is a public affair, done in public and with family approval.
It includes activities such as dating where couple go together for a dinner, a movie, dance parties, a picnic, shopping or general "hanging out", along with other forms of activity. Acts such as meeting on the internet or virtual dating, chatting on-line, sending text messages or picture messages, conversing over the telephone, writing each other letters, and sending each other flowers, songs, and gifts constitute wooing.
Courtship in animals
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Image:Courtship of green turtles.jpgCourtship of green turtles
Many non-human animal species have mate-selection rituals also referred to as "courtship", anthropomorphically. Animal courtship may involve complicated dances or touching, vocalizations, or displays of beauty or fighting prowess. Most animal courtship occurs out of sight of humans, so it is often the least documented of animal behaviors. One animal whose courtship rituals are well studied is the bower bird, whose male builds a "bower" of collected objects.
From the scientific point of view, courtship in the animal kingdom is the process in which the different species select their partners for reproduction purposes. Generally speaking, the male initiates the courtship and the female chooses to either mate or reject the male based on his "performance".
One sociobiological model is The Selfish Gene, proposed by Richard Dawkins: That an individual of a species will mate with individuals from the same species displaying "good genes". Template:Citation needed Courtship, then, is a display of "genes" carried by an organism looking forward to mix with the genes of another organism to preserve themselves and their genes onto the next generation. Template:Citation needed
See also
Specific terms from various cultures
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