SOCI 234 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Marriage, Living Single, Intensify
3 Dec 2015
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Nuptiality = frequency of marriage in a population. Types of cohabitation: way of being single, practice of marriage, substitute for marriage. Six degrees of cohabitation: marginal cohabitation: cohabitation is rare and socially discouraged (such as in spain or italy). Adult cohabitation is rare and short, and children"s exposure to this kind of living is even lower: prelude to marriage: in some countries, such as belgium, hungary, and. Switzerland, cohabitation tends to be a prelude to marriage. Cohabiting couples in these countries typically do not feel strongly about the order and timing of childbearing and marriage, and children are often born before the marriage is formalized. New zealand and the united states are typical examples. The commitment of these partners is more characteristic of a dating relationship; often is brief and ends in a separation rather than marriage: alternative to marriage: in some societies, such as those of canada and.
