FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Az Yet, Cohort Study, Intestacy
4 Apr 2016
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More people living together before marriage now. Cohabitaion: moving in together before marriage, doesn"t contribute to divorce. But age does, whether living in together or married, shows clear patern: married young = higher rates of divorce, moving in young = higher rates of divorce o o. Risk increases before age of 23, which is around age brain starts to fully develop. Thorton, axinn, and zie (2007: how couples categorized themselves: Being single and cohabiing as equivalent contrasts to marriage. Marriage and cohabitaion as equivalent contrasts to marriage. Sill an important step in relaionship, but not as great as marriage. Marriage and cohabitaion as independent alternaives to being single. Both diferent from being single person by self. Either way you are commited to this person. Marriage and cohabitaion as a choice condiional on the decision to form a union. Taking relaionship to serious level, no assumpion it will lead to marriage, but sill making a choice to form a commited union.
