SOC334H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Demographic Transition, Second Language, Advantageous
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Chapter 12 family life (overview of learning objectives ) Lecture 4: marital status in later life (including marriage, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, and life long singlehood, sexuality and aging (including research on and lesbian older adults, the contributions older people make to their families (including grand parenting) 1: nearly all canadians will marry atleast one in their life time. They tend to avoid more harmful and risky behaviors than do single, divorced or widowed persons: they monitor each others health. 2: children do better emotionally and academically. Persons in common law couples increasing for all age groups. It is especially high for 20-24 years old but also for older people (60-64: growth rate for persons in common law couples is more rapid for older age groups from. 2001-2006: there is an increase, they are more likely to remain in common law than other age groups.
