Date of Defense
Spring 4-1972
Department
Sociology
Abstract
One third to one half of marriages are destined to end in a divorce court. However, in the de jure system or orders, monogamous marriage is the only accepted form with sexual behavior limited thereto. The nuclear family is the economic and residential unit. The expectation is that the marriage should last for the lifetime of the spouses, although increasingly there are provisions for exceptional cases termed failure. Other popular expectations are that the woman will be the socializing agent and the male will be the economic agent. This thesis explores the changing nature of families and marriage.
Recommended Citation
Lundy, Robert, "New Forms of Heterosexual Marriage and Mating" (1972). Honors Theses. 464.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/464
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access