FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Assortative Mating, Engagement, Caspe

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

Change in establishment of unions is linked with other social changes. Marriage has historically been an institution formed out of economic necessity. Women relied on men to provide protection and provisions for themselves and their children. Men relied on women for child care and meal preparation. Children were economic assets who provided additional labor to meet household needs. Technological context (connection to social changes (see pages 80-84 of textbook) Increased freedom and autonomy from parental monitoring that makes courtship and sexual exploration easier. Reliable birth control and easier access to consenting sexual partners. Decline in social stigma for sex outside marriage. Parents do influence their offspring"s union formation patterns and stability. Associated with parent"s religiosity, education, ses, marriage stability and family structure. Adolescents who grew up in a cohabitating-parent family were more likely to expect to cohabit than those adolescents who were not. Parents steer their children towards certain beliefs and behaviors.