PSYC 3630 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Digital Negative, Policy Debate
22 Dec 2014
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A wedding marks a couple"s public announcement that they have chosen marital commitment to define themselves, their relationship, and their lives. The three top very important" reasons to marry are: (1) for love, (2) to make a lifelong commitment, and (3) companionship. It is easier to raise a family if the parents are married. Research shows that married people are happier and healthier than unmarried people, and more satisfied with family life than singles. Marriage seems to becoming obsolete among people who want to get married because some don"t really need to be married and some cannot afford to. Marriage remains the most socially acceptable and stable gateway to family life. The number of people over 18 who are married has significantly declined (from 72% to 51-56%) During the first half of the 20th century, it was the trend for people to marry at younger ages. In the 1950s, men = 22 and women = 20.
