SOCL 2505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Sexual Activity, Economic Union
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Intimacy: sharing intellectually, physically, and/or emotionally: may look different at different times in the life cycle, parent/child, extended family, close friends, couple relationships. Strengths: essential for developing and maintaining successful marriage relationships: family strengths perspective not all families are strong, but all families have strengths, and these strengths can be a foundation for continued growth. Diversity: there are a variety of family structures (including cultural and ethnic diversity) in the. Us than ever before: cultural groups bring a wide range of values, beliefs, and practices to help make a marriage work. Family and marriage look very different today than they have in the past: diversity of family structure, cultural or ethnic background, income, size and longevity (how long you have been a family/couple) What is a marriage: emotional and legal commitment of two people to share: In 2006 homes meaded by married couples dipped below 50% for the first time, making married couples a minority in the us.
