Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Civil Marriage Act, Old Age Security, Baby Boom
20 Mar 2016
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Two social funcions of a wedding ceremony: public acknowledgement a new family has been created, a ritual marking the change in status and role among all family members. Marriage (prohibited degrees) act: those who cannot marry due to blood or adopion. Civil marriage act: marriage is the union of two people the the exclusion of all others (monogamy) Polygamy: marriage of one person to more than one person of the opposite sex. Polygyny: one man with muliple wives: sororal polygyny: one man with wives who are all sisters, compersion: act of sharing their lover"s happiness with another. The bouniful community: polygamy laws found to violate religious freedoms but the harm against women and children outweighed that concern. Marriage rate: marriages that occur in a given year. Doesn"t include common-law or already exising marriages. Three factors involved in marriages following economic upswings and downturns: women greater educaion levels, poor opportuniies for young workers.
