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Chapter 9

• Being Single, Living Alone, Cohabitating and
  Other Options

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Chapter Outline

• The Unmarried Reasons for Their Increasing
  Numbers
• Income and Singlehood
• The Various Living Arrangements of Unmarrieds
• Singlehood and Life Satisfaction

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Unmarried Adults As a of All Adults
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Sex Ratios in the United States
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The Desire to Stay Single Never-Married,
Noncohabiting Individuals
White Males Black Males Hispanic Males
Ages 19 to 35 Percentage not desiring marriage 15.40 23.50 8.70
Ages 19 to 25 Percentage not desiring marriage 12.60 22.80 6.80
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The Desire to Stay Single Never-Married,
Noncohabiting Individuals
White Females Black Females Hispanic Females
Ages 19 to 35 Percentage not desiring marriage 17.10 21.80 25.30
Ages 19 to 25 Percentage not desiring marriage 11.20 12.70 13.10
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Increasing Number of Singles

• Represents a return to long-term patterns of late
  marriage at the turn of the century.
• Results from economic disadvantage and/or a low
  sex ratio, which prevent a portion of the
  population from marrying.
• Results from changing attitudes toward marriage
  and singlehood.

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African American Singles

• Proportion of married African Americans has
  declined from 64 in 1970 to 42 in 2002.
• Black men have high mortality rates and are more
  likely to be imprisoned or in the military.
• Rate of homosexuality of black men exceeds that
  of black women.

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African American Singles

• More African American men than women have
  partners of other races.
• Choices are limited for black women wanting black
  men as marriage partners.
• College educated black women have difficulty
  finding black mates of similar educational
  background.

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Median Annual Household Income of Singles
Compared with Marrieds
Married-couple families 61,254
Male householder, wife absent 41,711
Female householder, husband absent 29,001
Unmarried households 25, 402
Male householder 31,404
Female householder 20, 913
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Young Adults Living with One or Both Parents
Living With Parents Sex And Year Living With Parents Sex And Year
Total 1824 2534
1960 43 9
1995 53 12
2000 52
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Young Adults Living with One or Both Parents
Living With Parents Sex And Year Living With Parents Sex And Year
Men 1824 2534
1960 52 11
1995 58 15
2000 57
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Young Adults Living with One or Both Parents
Living With Parents Sex And Year Living With Parents Sex And Year
Women 1824 2534
1960 35 7
1995 47 8
2000 47
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of U.S. Households with Children Under 18, 2000
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of people over 19 years old living alone, 2002
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Characteristics of Unmarried-Couple Households
Cohabitants with one or more children under age 18 40
Age of cohabitants Age of cohabitants
Under 25 18
2544 57
4564 20
65 5
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Quick Quiz
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• 1. The text cites four social factors that may
  encourage young people today to postpone marriage
  or not to marry at all. Which of the following
  is NOT one of these?
• changes in the economy
• improved contraception
• the threat of rising divorce rates
• changing attitudes toward marriage and singlehood

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Answer c

• The text cites four social factors that may
  encourage young people today to postpone marriage
  or not to marry at all. The threat of rising
  divorce rates is NOT one of these.

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• 2. A majority of young adults experience less
  parental pressure to marry than in the past.
• True
• False

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Answer True

• A majority of young adults experience less
  parental pressure to marry than in the past.

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• Gays and lesbians are likely to adopt traditional
  masculine and feminine roles in their
  relationships
• True
• False

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Answer False

• Gays and lesbians are not likely to adopt
  traditional masculine and feminine roles in their
  relationships.

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• 4. Which of the following work against black
  couples marrying?
• the unequal sex ratio among African Americans
• black womens high rates of unemployment
• the low rate of military service among African
  Americans
• the high rate of underemployment among African
  American women

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Answer a

• The unequal sex ratio among African Americans
  works against black couples marrying.