{"id":3401,"date":"2024-02-14T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:26:06","slug":"some-valentines-day-sociology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2024\/02\/14\/some-valentines-day-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Valentine&#8217;s Day Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693861-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two people wearing jeans and white T-shirts holding hands.<em> Photo by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@cottonbro\/\">cottonbro studios<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\">Pexels<\/a> under<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\">Pexels license<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some recent pieces on love, relationships, dating expectations, and more on Valentine&#8217;s Day from us and our partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/contexts.org\/blog\/golden-bachelor\/\">what&nbsp;<em>the golden bachelor<\/em>&nbsp;gets right about older adult dating<\/a> by Lauren Harris on ABC&#8217;s <em>The Golden Bachelor<\/em> and older adult dating<em>. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/discoveries\/2023\/08\/24\/roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-online-dating-may-have-a-gendered-view\/\">Roses are Red, Violets are Blue: Online Dating May Have a Gendered View<\/a> by Nicole Schmitgen on a recent study by Lauren Harris on dating sites and older adults. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2019\/02\/14\/love-behind-bars\/\">Love Behind Bars<\/a> by Isabel Arriagada writes up how people who are incarcerated and their loved ones face challenges within their relationships. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/ccf\/2021\/01\/19\/national-spouses-day-is-next-week-feeling-any-pressure-a-fact-sheet-on-prospects-for-marriage-in-contemporary-america\/\">National Spouses Day is Next Week\u2026. Feeling Any Pressure? A Fact Sheet on Prospects for Marriage in Contemporary America<\/a> by Daniel Carlson and Stephanie Coontz have some great statistics to refer to at Valentine&#8217;s Day Dinner tonight. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/02\/14\/a-vinegar-tradition-happy-valentines-day-i-hate-you\/\">A Vinegar Tradition: Happy Valentine\u2019s Day, I Hate You<\/a> by Lisa Wade on an old tradition,\u00a0sending a cruel and biting message to someone you didn\u2019t like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2022\/02\/08\/visual-soc-mining-love\/\">Visual Soc: Mining Love<\/a> by Isabel Arriagada and Jillian LaBranche explains some of the complexities of increased diamond sales during this time of year. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/02\/14\/celebrating-valentines-day-in-japan\/\">Celebrating Valentine\u2019s Day in Japan<\/a> by Gwen Sharp explores the reversed gendered expectations in Japan (I pointed this out to my partner). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/ccf\/2022\/02\/09\/hoping-for-a-valentines-day-date-stop-waiting-to-be-asked-2\/\">Hoping for a Valentine\u2019s Day date? Stop waiting to be asked!<\/a> by Shannon Cavanagh covers some research on initiating contact of potential suitors. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2018\/02\/14\/gender-bodies-and-the-valentines-day-script\/\">Gender, Bodies, and the Valentine\u2019s Day Script<\/a> by Isabel Arriagada and Allison Nobles on media-fueled expectations of how a Valentine&#8217;s Day should go down. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2015\/02\/14\/happy-valentines-day-sociology-lovers\/\">Happy Valentine\u2019s Day, Sociology Lovers!<\/a> by Lisa Wade compiles posts from Valentine&#8217;s Day past. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to all our new and old readers from TSP! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people wearing jeans and white T-shirts holding hands. Photo by cottonbro studios from Pexels under Pexels license. Here are some recent pieces on love, relationships, dating expectations, and more on Valentine&#8217;s Day from us and our partners. 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