HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Heterogamy, Physical Attractiveness

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HDFS202
• Professor: Bahira Sherif Trask

Document Summary

Mike adams at 4 on april 15 - 104 gore. Kami bond at 3 on april 22nd - alison 220. Marriage changes a person for the better - false. Couple who are unhappy before marriage significantly increase their happiness after marriage - false. Children increase a couple"s marital satisfaction - false: stressful. The empty nest syndrome, characterized by maternal depression after the last child leaves home , is more a myth than a problem for american women. More forms of marriage and alternatives to marriage are socially acceptable. Marriage still remains important to many people in the u. s. 90% of whites and 67% of african americans will marry in their lifetimes. Makes it easier to trust that your partner will stay. Fulfills human need for secure, stable, long-term relationship. Sacred union or rite of religious figure. Of all first marriages - religious of all re-marriages - religious.