FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sexual Script Theory, Covenant Marriage, Popular Alternative
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Baker and elizabeth (2014: cohabitation indicating transformation of relationships or new pathway to marriage, marriages become more personalized. Chaney, mitchell and barker (2014: is there a difference in relationship satisfaction between engaged and non-engaged cohabiters, found no significant differences in commitment or satisfaction between engaged and not engaged couples. Video: more people are getting married when not in love, safety, security, rebound, everyone else is married, biological clock is ticking, #1 ear of being along, social pressure, economic benefits, religion, start a family. Marriage in canada: civil marriage act (2005, lawful union of two people to the exclusion of all others , only monogamy is legal, marriage of one person to another at one time, often practice serial monogamy. Partners most happy in beginning, not so happy in middle maybe because teenagers and have to navigate this, happy in end increase again because spend more time together.