PSY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nuclear Family, Physical Attractiveness, Discrete Event Simulation
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Marriage is the legally and socially sanctioned union of sexually intimate adults. Some of the social trends that are shaking up the traditional model: 2. increased acceptance of cohabitation. without the legal bonds of marriage. Cohabitation is living together in a sexually intimate relationship. Most people still view marriage as a permanent commitment, but an increasing number of people regard divorce as justifiable if their marriage fails to foster their interests. 6. decline of the traditional nuclear family. The increasing prevalence of single-parent households, stepfamilies, childless marriages, and unwed parents make the traditional nuclear family a highly deceptive mirage that does not reflect the diversity of family structures in america. Factors that influence the decision to marry. Modern western cultures are somewhat unusual in permitting free choice of one"s. By contrast, marriages arranged by families and other go-betweens remain common in. Cultural influences on marriage marital partner. cultures high in collectivism.
