SOC312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Okto, Fecundity, Engagement
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People going from married to unmarried, why fewer people are getting married, alternatives to marriage, cohabitation. Throughout history marriage has increased and decreased the fluctuation to marriage are due to external reasons i. e. economy, war more and more people are not getting married for personal choice. In the past it was seen as being compulsory, it was expected and now society accepts for people to live together without nuptial agreements. Sociologists have always been interested in marriage and the changes of family sizes and the effects it has on society. People are living in a variety of living arrangements ie blended families. If you want a replacement level society unions and fertility will be lower. Shift in divorce rates, children out of wedlock, single parent households. Crude marriage rate- the number of people getting married that year divided by the mid year population. this rate is usually expressed per 1000.
