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Peer Marriage

Peer Marriage. Peer marriages differ from traditional marriage in four key aspects:. Men and women regard the other as a full social equal Both pursue careers Equal authority for finances and decision making Husbands assume greater responsibility for child rearing than the traditional husband.

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Peer Marriage

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  1. Peer Marriage

  2. Peer marriages differ from traditional marriage in four key aspects: • Men and women regard the other as a full social equal • Both pursue careers • Equal authority for finances and decision making • Husbands assume greater responsibility for child rearing than the traditional husband

  3. Traditional marriage • Conservatives that support the traditional model of marriage argue that role-differentiated marriage increases family stability

  4. Advantages/effects of Peer Marriage • Two incomes • More emphasis on emotional happiness of both partners • Men will increasingly seek economic stability in a partner (Sugar Daddy becomes Sugar Momma)

  5. Secret to Peer Marriage • Joint child rearing is key: • More participation by men equal more attachment to children • Wives are more grateful • It becomes harder for either partner to leave • Children benefit from attention from both parents

  6. Difficulties in establishing a stable peer marriage • It is often hard to avoid role differentiation • Gender based organization of jobs and hierarchies in society • Men need to learn to be more involved in parenting • Women need to be more assertive and demand equality earlier in relationships

  7. For Peer Marriage to become a dominant theme • Society needs to offer the cultural and structural support to permit both men and women to contribute equally. This includes media portrayal of both sexes as equal providers and participants in the family structure.

  8. Duh!!!!!!/Dah!!!!!!!! • There is a close connection between marital stability and happiness in marriage

  9. Questions • 1. How do you think cohabitation affects children? • 2. Many people stay in unhealthy relationships for the children’s sake. How do you feel about this? • 3. Do you think cohabitation will ever become a substitution to marriage? • 4. Are there negative effects or aspects of peer marriage? • 5. Is it even possible to have an equal (50/50) marriage/relationship?

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