SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: List Of Muppets, Heterosexuality, Alimony
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Marriage laws have changed dramatically since 70s. Trends 3 main trend changes: later age at first marriage: 2004, 28. 5 yrs (vs. 22. 5 in the 1960s) for brides, o. 30. 5 years (vs. 25 in 1970s for grooms why: % of women/men that are married all 3 age groups have a decline in more people in 20s and 30s never married, less people never married: chart not important, just what it shows. % of marriage in 40s unions have gone down for all age groups. *fewer people married at any particular time now rise in divorce. Marriage is contributing to income inequality today rich people getting married and sharing incomes, poorer people not married and living on single income (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) 40% and men"s rose slightly the year after divorce. Poverty rates for women went from 16% to 43%; they barely changed for men. Devin kurz people came to counselors wanting to make marriage work early o.
