SOCI 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Verbal Abuse, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence
29 Nov 2017
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More likely to remarry in the us than canada. Most people who go through a divorce do not plan on getting remarried. People who are divorced are generally younger than someone who is a widow/widower. Men are twice as likely to get remarried than women. Women without children are more likely to remarry than women with children. Men with children are more likely to remarry because they are seeking a partner to help with his children, this is a proactive notion. The older a woman is, the harder it is for her to remarry. The older a man gets, the amount of potential prospects increases. Men and women have different health concerns. This has an effect when they are looking for potential mates. Half of remarriages today begin with cohabitation. People who are divorced believe that once you are divorced you are smarter now and the second marriage will be better.
