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results are as follows: Asians, on average do not date as frequently as the other groups, are very okay with interracial relations, and like to wait for multiple dates to occur before engaging in sexual activity. Africans/blacks, the research sample was too small to determine any solid results. However, research studies have shown in the past that African-Americans have more different dating patterns than other groups. For example, their dating and mate selection is more centered on their neighborhood, church, or school (Staples 1991). One research showed that blacks in comparison to whites are more flexible and less traditional when it comes to dating role patterns, for example, having the male pay for the date (Ross and Davis 1996). Hispanics/Mexicans: Males are more likely to engage in sexual activity sooner and date more frequently than most of the other groups. Hispanic females are likely to kiss on the first date, but not go much farther than that. Hispanic females date the most frequently. Both sexes believe that interracial relations are okay. Caucasian: Males date a lot (several times per month), and are the most likely to go further into sexual relations than any of the other groups sooner. Approximately half of the white males feel that interracial relations are not okay. Females: white females date more than the females of the other groups (several times per month). More white females are not okay with interracial dating than females from other groups. More white females date for sexual purposes than females from the other groups. Current research on this topic says that the majority of the relationships today among young adults are mostly for sexual relations, not for finding a mate and a marriage. The groups in the “other” category were entirely too random to conclude a solid opinion. What I have found from my research is that about eighty-five percent do date to find a spouse. The others that date for other reasons are dating for, but have the ultimate motive to date for purposes of finding a spouse. This research that I conduct, goes totally against what current literature says. As far as religion is concerned, in the earlier half of the 1900’s religion was practiced and followed. However today it seems that religion is practiced, but not followed. For example, of fifty surveys taken, between ninety and ninety-five percent answered some type of religion along the lines of Christianity. This religion believes that sex should not be performed unless the two are married. However in my survey, when I asked if the participants practice safe sex (which is asking them in a polite way if they are sexually active) a good majority answer “yes”, or “not always”, or “no”, which are answers of a sexually active person. This is just of many trend changes since the earlier years of dating. Unfortunately I learned that about two fifths of my survey participants have not tried the Carl Junior’s Southwestern Spicy Chicken Sandwich. I love this sandwich, and it is only a promotional sandwich, which means that if not enough people purchase it, Carl Junior’s will not make this sandwich any longer. I incorporated it into my survey so if a participant answered “no”, I could tell them about the sandwich. What I really learned from this research is not to stereotype. I always thought that because one is black, he/she is going to be hornier than the next guy is. I was surprised when I learned that more people have more morals than I had previously thought. I assumed that the majority of the men would be looking for sex, especially in the Mexican/Hispanic ethnicity. My research did however prove me wrong. I suppose I learned a more valuable lesson than I thought I would on this paper.

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