Marriage and Families CH9
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rachelring26 on October 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 voluntary temporary singles | are open to marriage but place a lower priority on searching for mates than other activities, such as education, career, politics and self development this also includes men and women who live with each other but arent married |
| voluntary stable singles | have never married and are satisfied with that choice, are divorced or widowed but dont want to remarry, are living with someone but don't intend to marry, and those whose religion forbids marriage such as preists and nuns also single parents who are not seeking mates |
| involuntary temporary singles | would like to marry and are actively seeking a mate includes people who are widowed or divorced and single parents who would like to get married |
| involuntary stable singles | primarily older divorced, widowed, and never married people who would like to marry or remarry but havent found a suitable mate and accept their single status as permanent also includes singles with physical or psychological impariments that limit their success in the marriage market |
| who is living alone | gender and age-women live about 6 years longer than men. less likely to marry than men after divorce and if they have good health they can care for themselves race and ethnicity- 79 percent are white |
| why do people live alone | they can afford it, single women buy twice as many homes as single men, wanting a home rather than just a place to live higher education levels better paying jobs our values emphasize individualism offers more privacy and freedom americans are living longer and healthier lives, making it possible for them to live independently after retirement they are postponing marriage or deciding not to marry, they have more options including singlehood |
| macro level factors (why more people are single) | war-leads to shortages of potential husbands technology-advances in contraceptives have decreased rates of shotgun marriages and people arent pressured into it social movements-the womens movement opened up new educational and occupational opportunities for women economy-depressions, recessions and unemployment. people can't afford to split up bc they are dependent on eachother gender roles-men don't need women to do housekeeping, its difficult to juggle a career and family-women advance their professional lives before starting a family |
| demographic variables (why more people are single) | sex ratios marriage squeeze social class residence nonmaritial childbearing |
| individual reasons | waiting for a soul mate being independent enjoying close relationships not wanting to make a commitment having children fearing divorce being healthy and physically attractive |
| sex ratio | proportion of men to women in a country or group ratio of 100 means that there are equal numbers of men to women ratio of 110 means that there are 110 men for every 100 women |
| female infanticide | intentional killing of baby girls some areas of china have sex ratios of up to 160 preference for boys because they will carry on the family name |
| marriage squeeze | a sex imbalance in the ratio of available unmarried women and men members of one sex can be squeezed out of the marriage market because of wealth, power, status, education, age, or other factors that diminish the pool of eligible partners |
| African American singles | blacks are the most likely to be single and never married shortage of marriageable african american men |
| latino singles | latino population is much younger than the non-latino population and a higher percentage of them have not reached a marriagable age postponing marriage until they can support a family if theyre illegal or migrant workers its more difficult to get married |
| asain american singles | the lowest singlehood rates high intermarriage rates aculturation can increase the number of singles? they choose |
| cohabitation | living arragement in which two unrelated people are not married but live together are in a sexual relationship sometimes called POSSLQ "persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters" 1) census bureau doesn't tabulate all unmarried couples in a hoe but only the person who rents or owns the residence and his or her unmarried partner 2) unmarried couples may be reluctant to disclose that they are living together 3)those who believe that theyre in a common law marriage usually don't view themselves as unmarried partners |
| dating cohabitation | occurs when a couple who spend a great deal of time together eventually decide to move in together |
| serial cohbaitation | living with one partner for a time and then with another |
| premarital cohabitation | the couple is testing the relationship before making the final commitment |
| trial marriage | the partners want to see what marriage might be like similar to premarital cohabitation but they are less certain about their relationship |
| substitute marriage | a long term commitment between two people who don't plan to marry sometimes an alternative to marry but the motives vary sometimes a legal ceremony is irrelevant to their commitment to each other sometimes they are highly dependent may be separated but legally married to someone else most are shortlived-half end within the first year and 90% end within 5 dating cohabitation-more likely to split up than premarital cohabiation serial cohabitation is more likely to dissolve than single instance |
| Who Cohabits | 50 percent are between 25-44 older cohabitants report significantly higher relationship quality, view their relationship as an alternative to marriage by age 30 half of all US women have cohabited more likely to cohabit if your mother/father did more common among people with lower income or educational levels highest rate occur among american indians and native alaskans and african americans most religious are less likely to cohabit |
| benefits of cohbitation | partners can dissolve relationships without legal problems couples have emotional security of an intimate relationship but can maintain their interdependence couples who postpone marriage are less likely to divorceBUT couples who live together before marraige have higher divorce rates help people find out about how much they really care about each other children can reap benefits by living with two adults instead of one |
| costs of cohabitation | some partners experience a loss of identity or a feeling of being trapped women in these relationships do more of the cooking, especially when the man is not commited they have a weaker commitment to their relationship demonstrate more negative behaviors it dilutes intergenerational ties, less likely to recieve support from parents |
| the selection effect | people who cohbait before marriage have different characteristics than those who do not less likely to put effort into the relationship less likely to compromise pooer communication skills doubts about their partner and marraige as a lifelong partner some drug problems inability to handle money trouble with law unemployment |
| the cohabitation effect | people may come to accept the temporary nature of relationships and to view cohabitation as an alternative to marriage they are independent and quick to having their own way, therefore being more likely to leave marriage |
| the intertia effect | some cohabitants drift into marriage because of this effect after moving in together the couple often makes numerous decisions that make it more difficult to break up we might as well get married because there is no reason not to |
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