CFD 135 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Marriage License, Socioeconomic Status
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Explanations for the increasing number of singles. Never married but not opposed to marriage. Want to marry and actively seek a mate. Wanted to marry but did not find a mate. Society more accepting of premarital/non-marital sexual behavior. High satisfaction with friendship, health, economic situation. Men experience poorer health, higher rates of suicide. Young unmarried men and women well educated with high status careers and jobs. Never-married women in later life more economically disadvantaged than older, married women. Urban tribes are mixed-gender circles of friends. Feel mutual obligations to support and care for each other. Do not feel need to rush into marriage. 45%-80% of lesbians in a steady or long-term cohabiting relationship. 40%-60% of gay men in a steady or long-term committed relationship. Different divorce rates and trends vary by age groups. Most divorced people will experience life as a single person for a t least some period of time following the end of the marriage.
