FAD2230 Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Gender Difference II Gender Patterns III What Can Women Do IV What Men Can Do V Taking a Time Out VI Speak Listener Technique Outline of Current Lecture I Marriage II Changes in U S Marriage A Review III Marriage Norms IV Laws Regarding Marriage Current Lecture Chapter 7 Marriage Marriage Def A close intimate union a relationship between husband and wife As a law contract upon a voluntary private agreement by a man and a woman to become husband and wife Every couple needs to make boundaries not all the same A legal contract Doesn t remove your responsibilities Considered the basis of the family unit Vital to the preservation of moral and civilization Changes in U S Marriage A Review A colonial America only men can inherit economy survival not about romance or fulfillment Industrial revolution Had love show love by women good in home men worked Modern Marriage happiness in marriage Can be poor rich meets your emotional needs Marriage Norms Changing overtime Purpose for marriage Age at marriage Gay Lesbian marriage vs Civil Unions Attitudes about non marital sex Attitudes about cohabitation Attitudes about non marital childbearing 2 friends Attitudes about shared breadwinning Wife more money Attitudes about the division of household labor 1 Look at chart in the book purpose of marriage Hispanic is different from black and white 2 Percent Married decrease in all races from 95 09 Maybe wait longer date cohabitate 3 Medium age 1st married 1940 s 1950 s drop because of war early marriage baby boom Education Economy wait longer to marry 4 Support for gay marriage vs Civil Union slight increase in 2003 up more for civil unions Laws Regarding Marriage Marriage is a state law o All States limit one living husband or wife at a time o Can only remarry if widowed divorced or annulled Each state sets regulation on age and close relationships Same sex marriage is outlawed in many states Some states have domestic partner law o Legal emotional benefits
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