The percentage people get married is decreasing. How will this impact society?

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Conclusion
Society today is more competitive, and
consumerismhas increased a lot. Everyone
wants to graduatefrom the university,to buy
their firsthouse, andonly after that do,they
think about marriage. Someofthereasons for
delaying or denying marriageis that societal
goals have changed and theperceptions ofthe
purpose ofmarriagehave changed.Other factors
contributing maybetheoptions of cohabiting,
gay marriage, individualism,emotional
satisfaction,avoiding divorce, etc. Possible
impacts ofthedecrease in marriagemayinclude
a decrease in population,a decreasein the
number ofdivorce(which is directlyrelated and
already happening), an increasein
individualizationwhichcould haveit is own
consequences. Peoplechoosing not tomarry
may have unintendedconsequences for future
generations.Somesurvey was portrayed through
such as Deseret news and United States Bureau
Census articles that thesesurvey address the
trust andsatisfactionamong married and
cohabiting adults.I also recommendto new
researchaboutthethemesuchas the
governmentlimited controlofnumber of
childreneachfamilies and whichimpacts that it
can bring to any society,for example,it happens
in the China Country becausethenumber ofman
is more than woman. This social problem
impossibilitythepeople canmarry bythe
unequalnumber between man andwoman.
Nevertheless,get marriedalready is thegreat
step to anotherphaseofour life and bring great
experience anda lothappiness.
Salt Lake Community College
English 2010 –Intermediate Writing
The percentage ofpeople
getting married is
decreasing. How will this
impact society?
Marriage Decreasing
The percentage of Americans whoare choosing tomarry is
decreasing. Thenumber of Americans whohave never
marriedis increasing.
Cohabitation Increasing
Cohabitation is becoming more institutionalized (Cherlin,
2004). The cohabitationand marriageunion that[…]end
marriagewithin 3 years dropped from60% in 1970to 33%
in the 1990 (Cherlin atalSmock & Gupta,2002).
The Emergence of
Same-Sex Marriage
In 1993, theDefenseof MarriageAct was passed in the
United States Congress.
The traditional concept of family was changing during of
20th century with emergence of same-sex unions in
American society. (Cherlin, 2004).
Some same-sex
couples want
children to be
integrated into their
family, either
through adoption or
through
insemination.
(Cherlin, et al. The
United States Census
Bureau, 2003).
Cultural and material trends
The changing division oflabor, childbearing outside of
marriage, cohabitation, and gay marriage –are the
result the long-termcultural andmaterial trends that
altered the meaning ofmarriage during the 20th
century. (Cherlin at al Bellah, Marsden, Sullivan,
Swidler, & Tipton, 1985)
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Survey 1-Year estimates (www.census.gov/program-surveys/acs/).
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divorce-rates-declined-last-10-years.html. Accessed on July 15, 2021, at 20:32 pm.
COLLINS, LOIS M. Marriage is Down. Living together is up. But who’s the happiest? Deseret
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Joao Elson de BarrosInocencio
General Education in Science
When the agricultural labor declinein the United
States inthehalf20th centuryandincrease wage
labor in the great metropolitan, the decline in
child andadultmortality, and growththestandard
ofliving inside ofthe United ofStates, and the
movementofwomen intothe paidworkforcealso
may have impacted the decision of individuals to
marry. The great depression and Second World
War had lasting impacts in American Society.
(Cherlin atalBurges & Locke, 1945). Before this
time, […]wives and husband tended to derived
satisfaction fromtheirparticipation in a marriage-
based nuclear family (Cherlin atalRoussel,1989).
Men and women often had a clear and defined
roll in the family which shiftedas women entered
higher education and the workplace more
frequently. Previously, they received gratification
on playing their marital role well: being good
providers, good homemakers, and responsible
parents (Cherlin, 2004).
“In 2019, there were 16.3 new marriages for
every 1,000 women aged 15 and over in the
United States, down from 17.6 in 2009.” (United
State Census Bureau, 2021)
The United States ofAmerican has recognized
consensual and even unilateral divorce.
Sing: Statistical comparisons throughout this data visualization are made at the 90
percent confidence level. (Anderson, 2019).
Cohabitation
becomes common in
the United States
because the people
want to be tested a
ground married
before so that
avoiding the
complication of
divorce; therefore, it
becomes acceptable
as an alternative to
marriage (Cherlin,
2004).
[…] In 1995, decreased in
58% married to 53%.
Cohabiting risen from 3%
to 7% […].
[…] Under 30 year
s old, do
not plan to marry, at 70%
compared to 63%ofthose
who are 65 or older […].
[…] The nationally
representative sampling of
9,834 adults said:
Acceptable do not mar
r
y is
69%, against never
approve it of 14%, and
plans to marry future of
16% […] (Collins, 2019).
(Collins at al Wilcox’s College at the Institute
for family studies, Wendy Wang, 2019) […]
found cohabiting parents overall are less
satisfied with their family life than married
parents.
[…] Married couples are more satisfied
with their relationship and have more
trust in their partner than do those who
cohabit (Collins, 2019).