SOCIOL 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Neutral Nation, Gender Role, Nanny
19 Dec 2013
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Marital satisfaction doesn"t equal marital stability, and marital stability doesn"t equal marital satisfaction. Most people expect that their marriage is a source of great emotional satisfaction, personal security, growth and fulfillment. Different research has found that newlyweds before the birth of children have a very high quality marriage, high satisfaction, low stability. Of you"re going to break up, usually happens within the first 3 years. Highest rates of divorce happen in first 4 years. When looking at low satisfaction in a marriage, often correlates with high stability. Most marriages will go through a number of years where it"s stable but unhappy. You"re not happy in the marriage but there"s nothing else out there. Don"t want to lose your kids, don"t want to be alone. Dissatisfied doesn"t have to mean its horrible, it may just be neutral. People only make change when there"s something else to go to.
