SOC251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Marriage, John Hajnal, Premarital Sex
18 Nov 2016
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2 short answer/analysis (half a page for each) Up u(cid:374)til last frida(cid:455)(cid:859)s (cid:272)lass: nuptiality. Break ups/divorce; disillusionment of love/relationships feeling of love = sentiment = the whole basis on which the institution of family is made = fertility. Significant in aspect of reproduction and transfer of genes (link to demography: goode 1959. Social class has a constraint on who you can choose as your mate. Difference between cultures; some marry for love, others its arranged and love come after. Society has a way of constraining us (mate selection) (maybe) Nuptiality/marriage is not always and individual decision (in societies where love comes secondary) World patterns: high % of under age females getting married in sub-saharan and central africa, in comparison to low % in north america. Fabio mariani; the higher the income inequality (of males) the higher % of people agree that premarital sex is wrong. Tradition polygamous conjugal unions have reduced significantly: monogamy.
