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Ceremonial Marriage Ceremonial marriage is a social phenomena that is deeply rooted in culture and religion. In the modern world, ceremonial marriage is the dream of many young girls and one of the social activities people are pushed to do. Ceremonial marriage can be categorized as a social push by family and friends the same way other pushes include graduating from high school or gaining a college degree- these are not the only way to success but they are the most common way. Ceremonial marriages are not the only way to become married as certain individuals will not practice any ceremonial rituals or gain outside legitimacy because of lack of acceptance for their relationship preferences but the ceremonial marriages are the most common forms of marriage and what is seen by society as a legitimate wedding.

Intermingling Intermingling, from a sociological perspective includes the various forms of interactions between individuals. The interactions coined to the term can include networking, work-place romance, multi-cultural dating upon many other relationships.

== Power of Intermingling : ==

Intermingling is the opposite of homophily and xenophobia but individuals tend to be less heterophilic and more homophilic- associating and bonding with individuals similar to themselves. Homophily is more tending than intermingling because the strength of all ties between any two people depend on the amount of time spent together, of mutual confiding, and of emotional intensity. Homophilic relationships tend to seem to be easier to build and maintain as individuals feel they have a great deal in common.

The act of intermingling (building networks)

Risks: Intermingling pertains to the establishment and maintenance of weak or absent ties meaning the individuals within the forming relationship have little to no common ground.

== Networking  : ==

Personal networks and business networks are the social circles individuals find themselves within our connected to through strong and weak ties. The goal of these networks is to exchange information, act upon new opportunities, and mutually benefit from one another. Intermingling has been known to enhance individuals' networking practices as heterophily is said to make people more successful through them being able to receive new information from weak ties. This conclusion comes from the observation of those who are perceived to be privileged and unprivileged (based on race, class, and gender) and how much in comparison to the other each group intermingles to create weak ties. The unprivileged group- women, minorities, and lower classes tend to be in small cliques with a very limited amount of weak ties meaning that their access to new opportunities and information is also limited.

== Romantic Dating: ==

Intermingling is a term sometimes used to refer to several different ideas regarding how people connect in love - intermarriage,cultural assimilation, miscegenation (racial mixing). Note that the history of cultural exchange and inter-societal conflict has produced terms for "intermingling" concepts which are colored by various cultural and societal norms such as xenophobia and racism.

== Intermingling in the workplace: ==

• Definition of intermingling in the workplace

Intermingling in the workplace is considered and commonly called workplace romance . Intermingling within the workplace is considered a sexual attraction between two individuals who work within the same organization and the relationship is perceived within the eyes of a third party. The interactions that take place within the workplace are romantically charges as both individuals are voluntarily involved and the mingling that takes place is not forced or unwanted. Additionally the individuals are officially labeled as more than just co-workers once they act physically on their mutual romantic feelings for each other. This may come in the form of dating or casual sex. -

Confirmation of intermingling within the workplace context also must support Sternberg's triangular theory of love which states that loving relationships consist of three components; intimacy (which attracts the individuals to each other), passion (which causes the need to express feelings through physical attention and sexual intercourse), and commitment (which leads to the individuals deciding to stick with each other)

• Causes of intermingling in the workplace
• Roles within workplace
  • Hierarchal & Lateral Couples
    • Relationships that are hierarchal within the place of employment happen when the involved individuals do not hold the same power in the context of their work. One individual's job position is seen as subordinate when compared to the their significant other's position within the same company. Famous examples of hierarchal romances include Bill (CEO of Microsoft) and Melinda Gates (previous Product Manger of Microsoft), President Barak Obama (1989 Summer Intern at Sidley Austin- Chicago Branch) and Michelle Obama (Barak's Summer Mentor/Advisor), and the notorious romance between President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky (White House Intern).
    • Relationships that are lateral within the workplace are fromed when the involved individuals are seen as holding equally powerful positions in their job discriptions. Persons participating in a later workplace romance can not be seen as superior or subordinate to one another.
      • Leaders of organizations favor lateral relationships more than hierarchal relationships even though neither are fully supported. The dynamics of hierarchal relationships within the work context can possibly lead to a higher number of claims of sexual harassment. The Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson case, which claimed that workplace romances are not excluded in the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, established that employers are responsible for the actions excuted to their employees by the power-holding leaders of the institution.
      • Hierarchal relationships can lead to conflict as the subordinate individual may be viewed by their co-workers as more favored than others. This favor is symbolized through pay raises, promotions, transfers, work load discrepancies and it usually leads to co-workers envying one another or carrying feelings of inequality.

Nytoussaint (talk) 05:13, 27 March 2016 (UTC)Nytoussaint (talk) 04:26, 27 March 2016 (UTC) Works Cited

Pierce, Charles A., Donn Byrne, and Herman Aguinis. “Attraction in Organizations: A Model of Workplace Romance”. Journal of Organizational Behavior 17.1 (1996): 5–32. Web...

Anderson, C. J., & Fisher, C. (1991). Male-female relationships in the workplace: Perceived motivations in office romance. Sex Roles, 25-25(3-4), 163-180.

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