FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Civil Marriage Act, Normative Social Influence, Canada Revenue Agency
9 Mar 2016
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Non synonymous with common law marriage used interchangeably. Criteria varies but could include ongoing sexual relations duration of cohabitation hold of a joint living address. Marriage seen as signi cant life event gain privilege and status over other forms of union formation. Change in establishment of unions is linked with other social changes labour markets educational norms welfare policies secularization of society feminist movement rapid rise of the divorce rate. Increased freedom and autonomy from parental monitoring that makes courtship and sexual exploration easier. Sexuality as a recreational activity reliable birth control and easier access to consenting sexual partners decline in social stigma for sex outside of marriage. Canada multicultural bilingual country with a tolerance for diverse traditions cohabitation is more socially acceptable in quebec and more prevalent than in other parts of canada cohabitation unions last longer and more likely to have children presents.
