PSYC 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Physical Attractiveness, Sandwich Generation, Voluntary Childlessness
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The percentage of married adults has been decreasing gradually since the 1960s. In 2011, a record low 51% of adults were married. In 2010, only 66% of children under the age of 18 lived with two married parents. American women overwhelmingly cite love as the reason they decided to marry. Hatfield and rapson say, marriage-for-love represents an ultimate expression of individualism . Predictors of marital success (6): (1) family background. (2) age. (3) length of courtship. (4) personality. (5) premarital communication. (6) stressful events. Page 300 unattached young adult, newly married couple, and family with young children, etc. The key to making the transition to first parenthood may be to have realistic expectations. Sandwich generation adults (middle-aged couples) caught between conflicting responsibilities of worrying about their adolescent children and the care of their aging parents.
