PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Collectivism, Polyamory, Open Marriage
4 Mar 2018
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Chapter 13 sexuality and the adult years. Remaining single as an alternative to marriage ro following divorce has become an increasingly prominent lifestyle in the us: most single people are happy with their non-marital lifestyle, whether temporary or permanent. Single adults age 15 and over comprise 44% of the population in the us. 33% of men and 25% of women between 30-34 years old have never been married. Before, women who pursued higher education were less likely to marry; however now they are more likely to marry than are women with lower levels of education four times the percentage of the unmarried in 1970. Although they marry later than the average women due to their desired to establish themselves professionally before marriage. Some people who live along remain celibate by choice or lack of partners available: others are involved in long-term sexually exclusive relationship with one partner. Serial monogamy: moving though a succession of sexually exclusive relationships.
