SOCI 2700H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sexual Revolution, Feminist Movement, Norm (Social)
5 Apr 2016
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Average cohabitaion period is 2 years: infatuaion has worn of, ater this ime they either get married or break up. Who is living together: 11% cohabitated in the 60s, 60% cohabitate today, 2/3 live together today before marriage. Who is not living together: certain religious groups, class divide. Cohabitaion is an alternate to marriage for a lot of people. Men are living together as a trial before marriage: women see it as a step towards marriage. Risks of cohabitaion: no evidence of improving marriage. Slightly higher risk of divorce: relaionship saisfacion is lower, lack of commited compared to marriage, lower self-esteem for women (lack of commitment, more abuse, poorer communicaion, lower conlict resoluion (avoidance vs. problem solving. Sliding vs. deciding: sliding into a marriage. Didn"t think of this person as a marriage partner when they made the decision to live together. One person in the marriage who didn"t want it as much (less.
