SOC 4014 Lecture 2: Assignment 2 - Edin
23 Jun 2017
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The first difference is that we encourage marriage. Next is that marriage in the u. s. is more fragile, in that they don"t last as long. More marriages fail after 5 years in the u. s. than compared to other countries. In the u. s. , kids born to cohabiting parents are more likely to see their parents divorce in their lifetime. Similarly, a new partner is brought on more quickly in the u. s. as well. A white woman with a high school degree wanting to fulfill the anything about men, however: why is this happening? goes against the common notion of poor minorities being the typical. American dream in an economic climate that isn"t favorable. This people to have a lot of turnover of partners. It"s happening due to contradictions of american values. We have two cultural model of marriage/hierarchy: people who believe in marriage as a way of ordering life. This model is central and important in the u. s.
