PSYC 357 Chapter 9: Chapter 9 Relationships

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 357
• Professor: Wendy Thornton

Document Summary

Marriage legally sanctioned union between a man and a woman. 9-15% reduction in mortality risk for married men and women. 50-60% of all marriages are now preceded by cohabitation. Cohabitation effect greater likelihood for a married couple to break up if they cohabitate before they get engaged: experience greater unhappiness during the period which they live under the same roof after their marriage. Also a rise of cohabitating couples with children. Compared with heterosexual couples, the dynamic with same-sex couples is the same: except that same-sex couples share more of the household tasks. Approximately 10% off the us adult population is divorced. Average length prior to divorce is 8 years. Black women between the ages of 25-44 have higher divorce rates than hispanic or white women. The older a woman is when she marries, the lower probability that she will be divorced.