SOC303H1 Chapter 1: Lecture readings ch1
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In the 1960s, marriage average age, 25 yrs for men and 22. 5 years for women in canada. In 2001, marriage average age, 30. 2 yrs for men and 28. 2 yrs for women: due to the adoption of the divorce law in 1968, marriages have become more unstable. In 2004, nearly 40% of married couples are expected to divorce in canada and in. Quebec, nearly 50% are expected to divorce: despite marriage rates decreasing and the increase of divorce rates, canadian men and women still want to be in long lasting relationships thus adopting the cohabitation phenomenon. The growth of cohabiting unions as a form of conjugal life. In quebec, families formed through direct marriage and no prior cohabitation were less stable with a 45% chance risk of separation: with the decreased amount of marriages, they become more unstable as cohabitation unions become more stable.
