Social Construction Of Relationships

According to Estela Ballon, social construction is when “Societies define what are appropriate expectations values and behaviors for various phenomena.”(lecture). This type of action become part of the norm because it is a pattern that is repeated constantly. They are brought upon through family values which serve as protecting a culture. In fact, social scientist may consider using social construction to choose a mate in order to identify social behaviors in the roles of relationships. Until an individual breaks the familiar cycle and steps out of the comfort zone, society will start to alter their view on specific subject such as sexual orientation and culture when choosing a mate.
Choosing a mate for many of us has always been about finding
Instead of going out and looking for one mate to be in a long term relationship, we now seek out multiple mates in non commitment relationship by dating. Dating allows individuals to test out the relationship for a few year before we decided if we want to settle down. Whyte claims “Dating would increase awareness of one's own feeling and understanding of which type of partner was appealing and which not.” (2010,130-131). Since one had no obligation to the relationship, an individual could decided at to end the relationship at any moment when they realise that relationship is not for them. The great thing about dating is that it gave individuals to the right to explore the type of relationship they would like for their future marriage. Whyte argue that “by dating a variety of partners and by increasingly intimate involvement with some of them, once would learn what sort of person one would be happy with as a marital partner. When it came to marry, one would be in a good position to select “Mr. Right” or “Miss Right”. (2010, 131). This allowed individuals to choose and priorities which characteristics were important to us in hopes of finding the perfect mate to settle down
We have come a long way as a society we still have a long way to go but eventually we will get to the point where we won't have to fight for our relationship to be seen as equal anymore. I feel like we are head in a society where people will not question our marriages or our relationships anymore. I was taught at a very young age by my family, and the media that relationships should be between a man and women. I grew up in a conservative home and were we didn't speak about same-sex relationship or if we did it was taught that it was a sin because God created Adam and Eve as an example of what a relationship should look like. As I got older I started seeing more relationships between a man and a man or a women with a women. I started to be more comfortable with the idea that being gay was okay. When I finally realised that I was gay, I was glad that I was growing up in a more accepting society. I started seeing same-sex relationship on television, I started meeting friends who are part of the LGBT community. I think it is easier for me to find a potential mate compared to a few years ago. Well I haven't found “Mr. Right”, I have learned to discover what I like and hope to find. Since I am the first gay son in my family, I been able to slowly teach my family about a different point of view of relationships. I hope we our society gets to the point where we don't have to “come out” anymore,where