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UA FSHD 257 - Maintaining Supportive Social Networks and Life Satisfaction
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Compare and contrast voluntarily and involuntarily married individualsContinuation of last lecture:For singles, it’s important to develop and maintain:Supportive social networks of friends and familySingle people place high value on:FriendshipTypes of Never MarriedVoluntarily and temporarily unmarriedUsually youngerObtaining education or career goalsNot actively seekingInvoluntarily and temporarily unmarriedActively seekingTypes of Never MarriedVoluntarily and permanently unmarriedPermanently singleInclude cohabiters who do not intend to marryInvoluntarily unmarriedPrefer to marry, but cant seem to find someoneHighly education, high earning women over 40Divorced or widowed women and menOther circumstances such as health or finances that prohibit marriageMatrimaniaMatrimania the over the top hyping of marriage and couplingGlorifies marriage as the gold standardMarriage seen as source of happinessDiscrimination against singlesAsked and expected to stay late at work, travel over holidays, pay more for vacation packages, club memberships, and meals in restaurantsOften do without discounted health benefits, greater Social Security options, lower tax bills, and higher salariesIf single, when you die, no other adult can receive your benefits so your money goes back into the systemSinglism and Matrimania: Myths and misconceptions1. All singles, especially single women, want to be coupled.2. Singles are miserably lonely, bitter, and envious of their coupled friends.3. Singles are self-centered and immature.4. Single women will someday regret not having married and not having families.5. Single men are frequently portrayed as threatening, irresponsible, sexually obsessed, or gay.6. Children of single parents are destined to suffer emotionally, socially, academically, financially, and behaviorally.7. Singles lack a partner and, therefore, lack a purpose.8. Singles will age and die alone.9. Married people with families deserve special benefits, perks, higher pay, and other resources that singles don’t need.CohabitationAn arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an emotionally and/or sexually intimate relationship on a long term or permanent basisFew changes in patterns of marriage and family relationships have been as dramatic as changes in cohabitationOver the past 40 years, cohabitation has increased more than 20-foldIt has increased across all socioeconomic, age, and racial groupsThis trend is expected to increaseCohabitation: Factors in IncreaseThe general climate regarding sexuality is more liberal than it was a generation agoThe meanings of marriage and divorce have changedMen and women are delaying marriage longerWomen are less economically dependent on marriageCohabitation has become normalized as a stage or phaseCohabitation as an Alternative to Both Unattached Singlehood and MarriageMost people start living together so they can spend more time with their partnerSome view living together as an alternative to dating or unattached singlehood (uncommitted cohabiters)Others view it as an alternative to marriage (committed cohabiters)Types of Cohabitation: 4 TypesTrail marriagePrecursor to marriageSubstitute for marriageCoresidential datingWhat Cohabitation Means to CohabitersDelays age of marriageCohabiting couples lack the socio economic rights of married couples in the USThe Cohabiting RelationshipRelationship quality of “long-term” cohabiting couples (together for at least 4 years) differ little from married in conflict levels, amount of interaction, or relationship satisfactionFor both married and long term cohabiters, relationship satisfaction declines with the addition of children to the householdCohabiting Parents and Outcomes for ChildrenBetween 10 and 20% of all births occur to a cohabiting motherPerhaps half or more are planned38% of cohabiting heterosexual households contain children under age 18Having a child while cohabiting does not necessarily increase a couples odds of staying together, but conceiving a child during cohabitation and then marrying before the baby is born does increase union stabilityCohabitation will be continued next lecture.FSHD 257 1st Edition Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Examine the pressures from family and friends that come along with being singleII. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being singleIII. Examine the many demographic, economic, technological, and cultural changes towards singlehood across timeOutline of Current Lecture IV. Compare and contrast voluntarily and involuntarily married individualsV. Examine the outcomes and influences that relate to cohabitationCurrent Lecture Continuation of last lecture: - For singles, it’s important to develop and maintain:o Supportive social networks of friends and family- Single people place high value on:o Friendship Types of Never Married- Voluntarily and temporarily unmarriedo Usually youngero Obtaining education or career goalso Not actively seeking- Involuntarily and temporarily unmarriedo Actively seeking These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Types of Never Married- Voluntarily and permanently unmarriedo Permanently singleo Include cohabiters who do not intend to marry- Involuntarily unmarriedo Prefer to marry, but cant seem to find someone Highly education, high earning women over 40 Divorced or widowed women and men Other circumstances such as health or finances that prohibit marriage Matrimania- Matrimania the over the top hyping of marriage and coupling o Glorifies marriage as the gold standardo Marriage seen as source of happiness Discrimination against singles- Asked and expected to stay late at work, travel over holidays, pay more for vacation packages, club memberships, and meals in restaurants- Often do without discounted health benefits, greater Social Security options, lower tax bills, and higher salaries- If single, when you die, no other adult can receive your benefits so your money goes back into the system  Singlism and Matrimania: Myths and misconceptions 1. All singles, especially single women, want to be coupled.2. Singles are miserably lonely, bitter, and envious of their coupled friends.3. Singles are self-centered and immature.4. Single women will someday regret not having married and not having families.5. Single men are frequently portrayed as


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