A Historical Review of Mate Selection Process

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1993;31(2):69-90.

논문편 : 배우자선택과정에 관한 사적 고찰

김혜선

한국방송통신대학 가정학과

A Historical Review of Mate Selection Process

김혜선

ABSTRACT

This study intended to review the historical mate selection process and to present wholesome mate selection process. For this purpose, reviewing the contents of secondary sources and novel literature. The following conclusions were drawn from this study: Mate selection process was a kind of culture which was influenced by social atmosphere. And pre-17th century, most of the young people had social intercourse liberally. Therefore we must constitute wholesome mate selection culture through early socialization about heterosexual social intercourse.