SOCIOL 2QQ3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Breakup, Married People, Homophobia
2 Feb 2020
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Transitions transformed by: the popularity of cohabitation. Instability of cohabiting relationships more unstable than people who legally get married: diversity in relationships, more open marriages, adopting, same sex, nuclear etc. In the media: sexual relationships do not = love (sam smith song example) Ideological changes: change in how they think about their personal lives (i. e. life goals, personal fulfilment, sexuality and sexual relationships, multi person relationships are growing in popularity, see these changes in the media a lot. Challenges faces by many can families, particularly : lone parent one parent having to do everything, transnational separated geographically, families experiencing the disability of a family member or one that is ill, injured, aging. **divorced women with lower $ = more likely to re-partner after first marriage due to needing money but the opposite for men. ** high income divorced men more likely to re-partner. More normative for ppl to experience more numerous relationships, living arrangement and family reconfiguration.
