1. Mate selection
Women looked for a strong man who would be a good provider; men searched for a nurturing woman to make a home. ... Some of the reasons for such a change in modern society can be attributed to the decline and then rise in marriage ages in the post-World War II period; increases in premarital sex, cohabitation, and premarital pregnancy; the heterogeneous pattern of venues in which married couples first met; the rise in female employment aspirations and actual work experience; the growing trend of residential independence for young people prior to marriage; the decline in religious "matching" in...
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