JSS 3 Social Studies First Term Week 1
Topic: Dating
Content: 1. Meaning of dating
2. Reason young people date
3. Appropriate behavior when dating
Meaning of Dating
Dating is a part of human mating process whereby two people meet socially for companionship beyond the level of friendship.
Dating is a trial period in which two people explore whether to take the relationship further towards a more permanent relationship like marriage.
It is also the act of meeting and engaging in some mutually agreed upon social activity in public together as couple.
Reason Young People Date
Young people in this context mean people below the age of 18. Some of the reasons why they date are:
- To have fun: young people date for the fun of it, because others are doing it, they just want to feel cool with themselves because of that they engage in dating
- To feel among: Young people date because they want to belong to the groups of those who are dating
- Ignorance: Another reason is because of ignorance, they don’t actually have the understanding of what it means to date so they engage into it.
- peer pressure
- Because of hormones
- At this age they get attracted to opposite sex.
Appropriate Behaviors When Dating
Dating takes maturity, before a person can engage in dating he/ she must be matured physically, emotionally and almost ready for marriage.
Some of these are the appropriate behaviors when dating.
- Be consistent
- Be modest in your dressing
- Do not engage in gossip
- Avoid pride
- Learn positive things from each other
- Do not be too inquisitive
- Listen to one another
- Be positive
- Do not seek to defeat others in an argument
- Avoid sexual intercourse
Test and Exercise
- A trial period where in which two people two people explore whether to take relationship further towards marriage is (a) mating (b) dating (c) wedding (d) friendship.
- All of these are some of the reasons why young people date except (a) peer pressure (b)to have fun (c) ignorance (d) for marriage.
- A person can involve in dating when (a) he/ she is a kid (b) when he/ she is young (c) when he/ she is almost ready for marriage (d) none of the above.
- Some of these are the appropriate behaviors in dating except (a) consistency (b) pride (c) be positive (d) avoid sexual intercourse.
- To start dating a person must be emotionally, financially and physically matured. True/false. https://passnownow.com/classwork-support/