SOCIOL 2Q06 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Parental Alienation Syndrome, Sole Custody, Voluntary Childlessness
8 Dec 2015
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90% of the adult american population eventually marry. For women, one of the chief motives for entering into heterosexual marriage used to be to gain economic security or advancement: now, women are less likely to perceive marriage as an economic necessity. In the past, men derived direct economic benefits from marriage in the form of the dowry transfer of money or property that accompanied a bride. Today, in comparison to the past, men are more likely to take into consideration the earning power of their potential matrimonial partners. Finding that young men ages 20 to 34 are more likely than their female counterparts to remain at home, with their parents. Common law a system of dispute resolution that evolved out of decisions arrived at by the english of justice: this is derived from custom and judicial precedent. The legal system of quebec is based on civil law has its origins in the french and roman codification of law tradition.
