SOCIOL 2Q06 Lecture 8: 8 - Marriage
8 Dec 2015
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1563 council of trent: future marriages must be celebrated in the presence of a pries, no divorce (annulment for the wealthy groups) and 2-3 witnesses. Protestant church split from the catholic church. Endorsed civil marriages (civil contracts could end) Focus on: civil morality and individual responsibility. Stephanie coontz selected titles: marriage, a history (2005, american families: a multicultural reader (1999, the way we never were (1992, the way we really are (1998) Mid-eighteenth and mid-twentieth century the social functions of traditional marriage transformed. Finding good in-laws and increasing family labour force. Spirituality (values) o: gendered benefits to marriage. Bernard (1973) women and men : marriage has such different meanings and consequences for, his and her marriage, gendered benefits to marriage, married people tend to be healthier than divorced, widowed or single, or cohabitating people. Selection into marriage of the healthiest individuals o: social selection hypothesis/selectivity hypothesis, the others are rejected out of marriage.
