SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture 15: Sept.28 Sociol Close Contemporary Relations Lecture

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Sandra Colevecchia

Document Summary

Change in greater choice/ freedom for younger and older canadians. Intersections between relationship status and diversity of living arrangements. It"s becoming normative for people to experience di erent types of relationships ex. Living together, having kids, but not being married. In the 21st century, there is greater uidity in the lives of canadians as they change their life circumstances, family structure, living arrangements, intimate partnership and all types of relationships. Young adults are more likely to delay marriage, remain single, have fewer children, cohabit, have children without a cohabiting relationship, monogamous and polyamorous relationships. Young adults live with their parents longer and are more likely to be lat (living apart together) couple. Rates of remarriage after divorce or being widowed declines with age. Decrease in: cohabitation, lone-parent families, and people living alone. The rate of marriage in declining as canadians cohabit or remain unattached. Cohabitation is more common than remarriage and men are more likely to repartee than women.