How Could New Technologies Like the Internet Decrease the Importance

question 11

Multiple Choice

How could new technologies like the Internet decrease the importance of propinquity in mate selection, while preserving or even increasing the importance of homogamy?

• A) by bringing people together from all over the world based on very similar interests or backgrounds
• B) by forcing people to look for a mate closer to home
• C) by making it obvious to most people that their best chance for marital satisfaction may be with a type of person they've never met before
• D) by expanding the dating pool through Internet dating sites and providing exposure to a much wider variety of people
• E) by allowing social networking sites to connect individuals to more and more residents of their hometowns