Sociology 2246A/B Chapter 17: Is Marriage Good for Your Health?
10 Feb 2019
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In a study done in 1858 by william farr, he divided people into the categories of married , He found that the unmarried disproportionately died from disease in comparison to those who were married, and the widowed suffered the worst. His work was one of the first to suggest a health advantage to marriage. Despite refinements that could be made to his study today, the marriage advantage is still relevant today - while critics warn against confusing correlation with causation. Overall, scientists still support the marriage advantage. The marriage advantage the fact that married people, on average, appear to be healthier and live longer than unmarried people. Various studies have shown that married people are likely to get pneumonia, at a lower risk of dementia, and are at a lower risk than the unmarried in every category - which has informed policy and politics (ex.
