The Blog of the Institute for Family Studies Recently Reported

question 53

Multiple Choice

The Blog of the Institute for Family Studies recently reported that young people are cautious about marriage but not cohabitation. Based on what you've read about cohabitation in this Chapter, why might that be?

• A) The United States has lost touch with family values and very few people desire marriage.
• B) Cohabitation is considered edgy and boundary-breaking, which is why many young people do it.
• C) Cohabitors have unease about the meanings associated with marriage and about what marriage does to the relationship.
• D) Most cohabitors treat cohabitation as a step toward marriage and usually become engaged before cohabitating.

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