PSY 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Assortative Mating, Social Exchange Theory, Gm Family Ii Engine
27 Oct 2016
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Will have lower motility, be happier, have higher quality of life. If over 65, woman has higher chance of being a widowed compared to men. For african american woman only 33% are married with a spouse. Those who are not married say they are not lonely, enjoy their freedom, will not have a career if married, enjoy being single. Living together before marriage, will have higher rate of divorce, Couples (cid:449)ho (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t did(cid:374)"t (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)ied (cid:449)ill slide i(cid:374)to (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)iage due to i(cid:374)e(cid:396)tia, the(cid:455) realize they are not suited for each other. They are less committed to the relationship, more independent, less religious, they had less traditional beliefs about marriage, more strain relationship with both sex of parents. Will not increase risk of divorce if only living with future spouse and not with other people. Serial person; has problems- not compatible with future partners- get into relationships and living together to quickly.
