PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Monogamy, Alimony, Married People
20 Oct 2014
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Os chapter 13 sexuality and the adult years. Unmarried americans make up 40% of homebuyers and 42% of workforce. Today, women who pursue higher education are more likely to marry than women with lower education, but marry later because. 33% men and 25% women between 30 and 34 have never been married (4x % of unmarried from 1970) women desire to establish themselves professionally before marriage. Married people experience higher levels of sexual activity and satisfaction than singles, but singles claim that sex lives more exciting. More than 1000 internet sites in us designed for singles to communicate with one another. Match. com was first largest singles site (1995) Largest demographic for sites = higher-income, college-educated individuals: fastest growing segment of internet dating traffic is the 50+ population. Number people choosing cohabitation and societal acceptance of what was once unconventional have increased significantly. Almost half of people who cohabit for 1st time expect to marry person they are living with.
