PSYCH354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Individualism
4 Feb 2014
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Chapter 13: the dissolution and loss of relationships. Marriages are much less likely to end than other romantic relationships are but they"re also less likely to last than they used to be. We hold different, more demanding expectations for marriage than people used to. Cohabitation is widespread, marriage is no longer the practical necessity it used to be. People are more likely than ever before to pursue marriage as a path to personal fulfillment. For some, marriage is supposed to be play. Women entering into the workforce has several effects. Spouses report more conflict between work and family than they used to. The more hours a wife works, lower the quality of her marriage tend to be. The amount of time spouses spend together tends to decline. Women earn more money than they used to. Divorce rates higher when women are financially independent of men. Those that are able to support themselves have more freedom.
