Growth of Cohabitation Couples: Sociological Perspectives and Societal Biases
Overview
This paper examines the rising trend of cohabitation among heterosexual couples in America and globally since the 1970s. It analyzes the personal and societal biases against cohabitation, applies symbolic interactionist theory to understand couples' decisions, and proposes evidence-based interventions including government-supported civil marriage options.
What this essay covers
- Introduction addressing the rise of cohabitation rates and societal resistance
- Analysis of personal and societal biases against cohabitation, including financial and moral stereotypes
- Application of symbolic interactionism to explain how couples interpret meaning in marriage and cohabitation decisions
- Discussion of sociological perspectives' value in addressing familial issues without discrimination
- Evidence-based responses and best practices including government intervention and civil marriage alternatives
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Growth of Cohabitation Couples
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Growth of Cohabitation Couples
Introduction
The rates of heterosexual couples residing together in intimate unions have been on the rise in America and all over the world. Cohabitation has been put at a high since the 1970s in the US. Many reasons are explaining why couples live together before getting married. From financial to peer pressure amongst others, they tend to explain the reason as to why partners prefer to live together and later get married if things materialize (Kuperberg, 2019). However, cohabitation faces biases from people and society at large. The act of heterosexuals living together in a love relationship has not been fully embraced as it is argued it goes against the values of marriage as much as its growth.
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Personal and Societal Biases
Cohabitation faces both personal and societal biases. To an individual, there is the notion that those that live together before marriage are poor. The reason put forward by a person is that couples live together before marriage as they cannot afford to finance a good wedding. Moreover, cohabitation happens to get rid of the burden of having a wedding. On the other hand, society believes that cohabitation happens as those involved in such a union do not have the correct values (Kuperberg, 2019). Parents, religious people, and other categories of people believe that cohabitation couples have not been brought up in a virtuous manner.