SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Monogamy, Assortative Mating, Social Exchange Theory
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+ 1. couple may receive some exogenous payoff by marrying. By following socially normative customs, they"re rewarded by society. Marriage serve as a rite of passage into adulthood and social approval of the couple. + 2. marriage act as a commitment device harder to end a marriage than to end a cohabiting union, getting married promote relationship-specific investment such as purchasing a home/having children together. + 3. marriage may be used as a signaling device to state very publicly the extent of one"s love for the partner. Marriage is a stronger signal of love than cohabitation. + majority of couples got married because it served as a commitment device. Historically, people didn"t marry for marriage but for political/economic reasons. + marriage important in terms of creating family alliances. + want to get married before starting a family important to be married before children are brought into relationship. + pressured into it by family or religious leaders.
