Family Formation and Diversity

Question 1

cohabitation

Answer 1

• living together but without being married(may have children)

Question 2

Cohabiting Households statistics

Answer 2

• in canada cohabitation rates are different in each province
• but overall Quebec and Territories have the highest rates of cohabitation

Question 3

who cohabits

Answer 3

people who are low income are more likely to cohabitate than to marry

maybe younger people to (but not sure)

Question 4

Childrens experiences with single-parent/divorced families

Answer 4

• kids have short-term probles
  
  • emotional outbrst
  • anxiety
  • difficulty with friendships
  • cognitive,emotional,behavioural issues
• most kids are better off in the long-term
• compared to children in non-divorced families:
• a lot of children would be batter of if their parents separeted (in high conflict households)

Question 5

Protective factors for childrens with single-parent/divorced families

Answer 5

• conflict between parents are reduced or eliminated after the divorce
• reduce the trasition as much as possible

Question 6

Lesbian/Gay Families: children’s experiences

Answer 6

• no difference then herero normative families

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