FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Covenant Marriage, Civil Marriage Act, Monogamy
4 Apr 2016
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Matouschek and rasul (2008) suggest three hypotheses as to why people choose to marry rather than cohabitate: The couple may receive some exogenous payof by marrying. By following socially normaive customs, they are rewarded by society. 1: marry may act as a commitment device, marriage may be used as a signalling device to state very publicly the extent of one"s love for the. It is harder to end a marriage, may promote relaionship-speciic investments partner. Found that majority of the couples got married because it served as a commitment device. Historically, people married for poliical or economic reasons: marriage was important in terms of creaing family alliances. Today, reasons for marriage vary: oten for religious reasons. Pressured into it by family or religious leaders. To escape the family home, to rebel from parental control. Rebound from previous relaionship o o o o o o o o: or to be rescued from an unsaisfying life.
