Percentage of HUMSS Senior High School Students that still believes

in courtship practices in a relationship of

Submitted by:

Thomas, Marc Vincent

Castillo, Welvin Van Darcy

Tubig, Daryl

Picorro, Ronald Jacob

Calitang, Richard

Submitted to:

Mr. Tirzo Canlas, LPT

March 2019
 Chapter 1

The Problem and Its Background

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.

There has been much speculations concerning the changing attitudes of

filipinos towards courtship. Some observers voice out a conviction that the
population is becoming modernized and westernized to an extreme degree,
while others decry what seems to them as an unyielding and unreasonable
adherence to Ancient viewpoints.

With the rise of the internet and profound changes in contemporary

lifestyles, online dating has gained enormous popularity among aspiring
lovers of all ages. Long working hours, increasing mobility and the
dissolution of traditional modes of socialization mean that people use chat
rooms and professional dating services to find partners. Underway in regards
to dating, courtship and modern romance. Unlike previous generations,
single adults today, especially those living in large metropolitan centres,
have a seemingly endless variety of potential romantic and sexual partners
available through the social networks and algorithms of their smartphones.
Indeed, the Internet has become a powerful ‘social intermediary’, partially
displacing the role of traditional ‘matchmakers’, such as family, friends and
community leaders, as well as the matchmaking function once commonly
performed by classified ‘lonely-hearts’ columns and dating. Traditional sites
and locales for meeting singles, including schools, universities, pubs, clubs
and workplaces, have also been partially displaced, with the internet
increasingly allowing people to meet and form relationships with people with
whom they haven't met. Dating websites and apps is now commonly seen as
social acceptable and advantageous means on meeting a long-term partner.
Mobile dating apps are especially important to modern courtship and sexual
activity, as they offer experiences that are distinct from those provided by
dating websites. Indeed, the increasing usage of dating and hook-up apps,
as opposed to websites, lies in the their tactile functionality and mobility.
Popular dating apps like Tinder, and its many clones, use a photodriven
design tailored for smartphones. Users are shown photos of nearby
individuals and can swipe right to ‘like’ and left for ‘dislike’, with mutual right
swipes resulting in a match and the ability to begin a conversation. Of
course the burgeoning popularity of dating apps raises questions regarding
their influence on courtship practices and coupling, and whether they might
also affect expectations and desires.

Statement of the Problem

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:

What type of courtship practices the HUMSS Students use? Modern or

traditional?

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?

Significance of the Study

This study seeks to explore. In particular, this investigation explores to what

extent the networks of romantic possibility offered by dating apps may be
eroding traditional ideals of courtship and the notion of romantic love. As
there is to date limited research specifically on courtship practices, this study
also aims to be an exploratory investigation that identifies the various
affordances and transformations provided by the technologies with regards
to modern dating and courtship.

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.

Scope and Limitations

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.