marriage and family

. Types of marriage- - common-law- not legally married, living together for a certain number of years. - legal marriage- married by priest or judge, recognized by government in all states -Polygamy - polygyny- one husband has two or more wives - polyandry- wife has two or more husbands (up to five). . In 1990, 28% of US births were to unmarried women. By 1995, this figure had increased to 32%. Gender . Gender vs. Sex - gender is the social and …

…because marriage would result in loss for one or both partners of benefits from a previous marriage. -Cohabitants forever- couples who view living together as a permanent alterative to marriage. . Most frequent reasons for college students ending a relationship- -cheating (18%) - met someone new (15%) - partner met someone new (13%) - went back to previous lover (6%) - partner went back to previous lover (5%) Someone else was the biggest reason people broke off relationships, next was dishonesty.