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Chapter 2.1
Chapter 2.1
Submitted by:
Tubig, Daryl
Calitang, Richard
Submitted to:
March 2019
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Courtship has been a centuries old practice. It's the phase in dating or
romance where a guy tries to win the heart of the girl he likes. In the
Philippine Culture, Traditionally Courting is done formally in the residence of
the girl. Courting under Filipino tradition gives very big importance on the
value of respecting the woman and her family and strictly adhering with
proper rules set by society for pursuing a lady. This practice which dates
back to the Spanish times prohibits men to be very aggressive or becoming
even when they want the lady very much. One cannot just talk and
approach a lady in the street and ask her number or address. If a young
man sees a lady he likes he should seek out the help of a go-between,
usually a common friend of both family, to ask the permission of the girl’s
father whether he can visit them in their house. This is the gentlemanly
thing to do so the parents will most likely approve unless of course the lady
is just a child. But as time goes, things have changed and this practice has
seemed to be uncommon nowadays.
The traditional and modern courtship differs from each facets or instances
that they are used. In some instances, traditional courtship can take as long
as 6 months to 1 year or longer, unlike modern courtship can take only 1
month or less. It also differs in the length of time the dating couple know
each other. It can affect the cultural aspect of a person, the things a person
do to keep or not to keep aligned to the norms and values of the our
country, and in the tradition shaping the country by its influences. This study
seeks to explore:
Do their usage of modern courtship practices diminish their love for their
culture?
Does courtship practices affects their relationship to the people that they
court?
This study seeks to explore how dating and courtship practices of Senior
High School Students has changed and If the Traditional way of courtship is
still practiced in the modern day by them
Students
For the Students, this study will be significant because It can help them
shape their thinking when It comes to dating and courtship practices.
Parents
For the parents, this study can give them informations that could help them
in guiding their children about dating and courting in the modern day
Society
For the Society in general, findings in this study is significant because It
tackles a Social Issue and It will be an update on the current status of
dating and courtship practices among the youth, particularly Senior High
School Students.
This research will focus on gathering the data to find out the percentage of
Senior High School Students from HUMSS Strand of the National Teachers
College who still believes in traditional practice of courtship and It's effects
on their relationship with the person they are dating or courting. Our
respondents are Senior High School Students from the HUMSS Strand of the
National Teachers College.
The researchers focused on the Senior High School because they are mostly
in the age of 17-19 and they are the ones who is likely engaged in dating
and courting practices. 30 respondents was randomly chosen for this study.