PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bride Price, Visible Minority, Psy
8 Feb 2018
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Society and marriage: marriage: a legally and socially recognized union, marriage rate: a measure of marriages that occur in a given year. For cohorts born before 1960, proportion of cohabiting couples is also increasing: suggests that many people are choosing to cohabit instead of remarrying after divorce or widowhood. The law and marriage: marriage is a legal contract governed by law. In canada, both partners must be 18 years old. May marry at age 16 with parental consent: marriage of convenience. A marriage where the sole purpose is for the spouse to immigrate. Illegal in canada: same-sex marriages legal in canada since 2005. Registered domestic partnership law: marriage fraud (cid:498)sponsoring(cid:499, prenup agreements. Marriage in the family cycle: from the developmental perspective a couple must complete 4 tasks, define their identity, define their boundaries, maintain a household, manage their relationship, refers to (cid:498)we-ness(cid:499)
