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• Marriage in the United States — Chart illustrating marital status in the United States Marriage is the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. [1] However, marriage can also be the… …   Wikipedia

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• marriage —    It has been argued that marriage is becoming less popular in society, as fewer people are actually getting married. This is also evidenced by an increase in the number of marital breakdowns, which is reflected in the rising divorce rate. In… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• Marriage in Canada — The Government of Canada has exclusive authority governing marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution of Canada.[1] However section 92(12) of the Constitution gives the provinces the power to pass laws regulating the… …   Wikipedia

• Marriage squeeze — refers to the fact that the most eligible and desirable African American men are marrying non African American women at a higher rate, leaving African American women who wish to marry African American men with fewer partnering options.[1]… …   Wikipedia

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• marriage and divorce —    A public opinion poll of 1981 produced in Spain a 23 percent agreement with the statement that marriage was an outdated institution, the second highest positive response rate (after France at 29 percent) in ten western European countries. The… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

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