Their median age at first marriage hit a record high of 24.5 years in 1994, up from 20 years in the mid 1950's (Crispell, 1996). That's the oldest age since the Census Bureau started to ask about age at marriage in 1890. ... Elder (1974) found that women who married later were more likely to have careers, financial stability and be middle class as opposed to lower class background. ... The median income of men aged 25 to 34 fell by 26% between 1972 and 1994 (Koontz, 1997). ... In another study, parents of high educational and occupational level status, exert positive influences on th...

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While these figures are high, the divorce rate appears to be dropping. ... A reason for the violent or disruptive behavior could be a reflection of how his/her parents act towards each other in the moment of conflict and high emotions toward each other. ... The child's age is also an important factor in how much divorce will affect him/her. ... Harris, III, Ph.D. says in his paper, "Divorce and its Affects on Children Ages 0 through 5", that divorce can have on affect on children in the...

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Most middle-class families attempted to adhere to the so-called Victorian sexual ideals of the day. ... Because of this presumption, most middle-class Americans saw women as the moral guardians of the home, charged with controlling the lustful natures of male family members. ... In other words, a new ideology of sexual restraint became prevalent among middle-class Americans. ... This fluctuation of the mass-produced goods fostered a shift in middle-class values. ... Economic affluence gave the middle class more leisure time and more money to spend on consumer goods, luxury items, and ent...

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Infrastructure Mode of Production Hunting and gathering is believed by many to be the Ju/"hoansi's original mode of subsistence, however, since the 1970's the Ju have become more integrated with the global economy and have declined in many of their traditional ways. This segment will be discussi...

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Historically, polygyny was a feature of the ancient Hebrews, the traditional Chinese, and the nineteenth-century Mormons in the United States, but the modern practice of polygyny is concentrated in Africa, the Middle East, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. ... Polygyny has been found to be a feature of economic systems where potential female contribution to subsistence is high (such as in gathering and agricultural economies). ...

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David, she is not a girl any more, first of all, she is 37 years old lady, by this aged woman, have kids age of 10 and 11 years. ... While she was talking to me, I could hear Dad with high volume. ... I reached Mehran apartments in the middle of the night, and before I reached ASI Rizwan was waiting for me outside the building gate, as I called SHO Arshad Laghari when I was on my way, for assistance in this regard. ...

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In lower- and middle-class societies, if a woman happened to work after marriage, her earnings also belonged to her husband. ... From a young age, Edna lived a "dual life -that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions" (Chopin 277). ...

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