AFR 110 Lecture : class 20
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Deciding: engaged vs. all others, selection into cohabitation, experience of cohabitation. Cohabitation doesn"t cause divorce or low marital quality (there is a 3rd variable) The selection explanation: it comes from the characteristics of the person. The personal characteristics lead a person to cohabit or divorce. Tree analogy (person"s characteristics are the root, divorce and cohabitation are the two branches) Divorced parents, because we haven"t seen our parents manage conflicts. Having non traditional life attitudes (taking chances that are outside of societal norms) Having partners that are different from each other (heterogomy) Different races, religions, ages beyond a certain point. People who are more individualistic (less concerned about what the world thinks about them) One group skips cohabitation and chooses to go right to marriage instead. Want definition of a situation (one of the partners will want to know whats in the future) Marry due to pressure (its more of a drift rather than a strong decision)
