id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-732 Courtship - Wikipedia .html text/html 3936 549 65 Throughout history, courtship has often included traditions such as exchanging valentines, written correspondence (which was facilitated by the creation of the postal service in the nineteenth century), and similar communication-based courting.[5] Over recent decades, though, the concept of arranged marriage has changed or simply been mixed with other forms of dating, including Eastern and Indian ones; potential couples have the opportunity to meet and date each other before one decides on whether or not to continue the relationship. This is generally supported by other theorists who specialise in the study of body language.[14] There are some feminist scholars, however, who regard courtship as a socially constructed (and male-led) process organised to subjugate women.[15][16] Farrell reports, for example, that magazines about marriage and romantic fiction continue to attract a 98% female readership.[17] Systematic research into courtship processes inside the workplace[18] as well two ten-year studies examining norms in different international settings[19][20] continue to support a view that courtship is a social process that socialises both sexes into accepting forms of relationship that maximise the chances of successfully raising children. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-732.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-732.txt