FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Civil Marriage Act, Sexual Script Theory
3 Feb 2016
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3 reasons why people get married : may receive some exogenous payoff by marrying (rewarded by society, as a commitment device, used as a signaling device of one"s love for their partner. Most get married as a commitment device. 80% of canadians in a conjugal union were married. Crude marriage rate: estimates the number of marriages for every 1000 people in a given year (but the denominator include unmarryable people such as children) General marriage rate: estimates the number of people in a population eligible for marriage and restricts the denominator to unmarried women aged 15 and older. 2006 47. 9% of couples were married and 27. 6% were never married. Total first marriage rate: is the percentage of individuals who can expect to marry before age 50: in 2004 this was 46% for women and 44% for men. Age at which people marry is increasing, 30. 5 years for men and. Same sex couples tend to marry somewhat later.
