SOCI 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Baby Boom, Vise, Civil Marriage Act
6 Nov 2017
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Majority of people (even with increase in cohabitation and singleness) will at some point in their lives get married. Love, companionship, desire to have kids, resources, fear of std"s and convenience. Lifelong (supposed to be) commitment, formal means of expressing love, public/private statement of trust, sharing and intimacy. Used to mean you were an adult if you were married. If you are 18, can drive, buy alcohol, in university. Marriage sits at the end of things. By getting married, partners accept responsibility to keep each other primary in their lives. Marriage is going to last forever, historically marriage was practical and economically based. Commitment of both parties to keep each other the most important person in their lives. Marriage must be only between 2 people to the exclusion of all others, polygamy is illegal. Social status place belonging in society. Social pressure norm in society to get married. Economics people cut costs, you share where you live, tax benefits.
