why people live alone PG 246
1THEY CAN AFFORD TO 2. INDIVIDUALISM. 3. LIVING LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIVES 4. MORE OPTIONS, INCLUDING SINGLEHOOD.
why more people are single PG 246,247
1. MACRO-LEVEL FACTORS A. war, technology and social movements, B. ECONOMIC FACTORS C. GENDERROLES . 2 DEMOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES A. the sex ratio B. the marriage squeeze c. social class d. nonmarital childbearing. 3. INDIVIDUAL REASONS. a. waiting for a soul
voluntary temporary singles244
are open to marriage but place a lower priority on searching for mates than on other acitivities such as education
voluntary stable singles 244
have never married and are satisfied with that choice; are divorced or widowed buy don't want to remarry or living with someone.
involuntary temporary singleswould like to marry and are actively seeking a mate. they group includes people who are widowed or divorced and single parents who would like to get married pg244
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involuntary stable singles pg 244
are singles that suffer from some form of physical or psychological impairment they are actively looking and are older divorced, widowed and never married
sex ratio pg 248
the proportion of men to women in a country or group
female infanticide pg 248
the intentional killing of baby girls because of a preference for sons.
marriage squeeze pg 249
a sex imbalance in the ratio of available unmarried women and men
cohabitation pg 256
a living arrangement in which two unrelated people are unmarried but live together and are in a sexual relationship
dating cohabitation pg 257
a living arrangement in which a couple who spends a great deal of time together eventually decides to move in together
serial cohabitation pg 257
living with different sexual partners over time
premarital cohabitation pg 257
a living arrangement in which a couple tests its relationship before getting married.
trial marriage pg 257
an arrangement in which people live together to find out what marriage might be like
substitute marriage pg 257
a long-term commitment between two people who don't plan to marry
myths and realities about singles pg 253
1. SINGLES ARE SELFISH AND SELF CENTERED 2. SINGLES ARE WELL OFF FINANCIALLY 3. SINGLES ARE USUALLY LONELY AND MISERABLE AND WANT TO MARRY4. SINGLES ARE PROMISCUOUS OR DON'T GET SEX 5. SINGLES CHILDREN ARE DOOMED TO A LIFE OF POVERTY AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL
WHO COHABITS PG 258
34 % are 18-29, 35 % are 30 to 44, approximately 26% of unmarried partners are 45 to 64 years old , 5 %percent are 65 and older.
cohabitation affect on children pg 262
1. experience more domestic violence 2. poor 3. in household where partners spend money on adult goods. 4. poorer in health 5. have more academic, emotional, and behavioral problems
gay and lesbian couples fight about pg 264
1. power 2. personal flaws like smoking 3. intimacy especially sex and showing affection. 4. physically absent usually because of job or education commitments.