PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sultanate Of Ifat, Sanctification, System For Information On Grey Literature In Europe

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

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F a m i l y p s y c h : l e c t u r e 4. W e d d i n g b e l l o r n o t. T u e s d a y , j a n u a r y 2 3 , 2 0 1 7. I n t r oduc t i on. A wedding ceremony has two functions: public acknowledgment of creation of a new family, a ritual organized by the family, marking change in status and roles among all family members. Historically, the family has been the central organizational unit in almost all societies. In canada, the proportion of married people has been declining over past decades, while the proportion of those who are divorced and those who are never married has been increasing. An increase in proportion of couples living together before marriage. Marriage is a legal contract governed by law.