Which of the following are not legal privileges associated with marriage in the U.S.?
a. The right to visit a spouse in the hospital.
b. The right to joint custody of children.
c. Higher rates of public assistance for families in need.
d. Health insurance coverage rights for a spouse.
Question 2
Which of the following, if any, does your text say may be advantages of cohabitation?
a. Couples can live for almost half the money it would take alone.
b. Couples report higher levels of gender equity in household labor.
c. Couples have more pre-planned activities and routines.
d. All of the above.
Median Age at First Marriage in the United States
In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism
Among the health benefits of marriage is a longer life.
When Do Americans Marry? The Changing Age at First Marriage
Options for Legal Structures Cont.
Calculating the coefficient of inbreeding (F) for the offspring of a first cousin marriage