When is an adult and adult? Make a list. 18 21 High school graduation “rite of passage” debut, bar mitzvah Move out on one’s own

Adulthood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y28R-ZWP9A

The Fuzzy Characteristics of Early Adulthood

http://www.newyorkerstore.com/i-never-thought-id-have-to-move-back-in-with-my-parents/invt/135768/

The Boomerang Generation

Ranges in age of 20 – 40. Why such a broad age range?

Young Adulthood

Explore adult roles Become independent Develop intimate relationships; start a

family Achieving career goals

20s

Starting a family Reassess career “age 30 transition” Late 30s “settling down period”

30s

The average age for first marriages is rising steadily for both brides and grooms. In 2000, first-time brides were 31.7 years old, while grooms proclaimed their first marriage vows at an average age of 34.3.

Only two decades earlier, women and men were 25.9 and 28.5 years old, respectively, when they got married. Why?

Marriage and Relationships

Statistics Canada attributes the change to greater economic opportunities for women and the growing popularity of common-law unions.

Canada and Marriage

With the passing of the Divorce Act in 1968, grounds for divorce were extended to include "no-fault" divorce based on separation for at least three years; in 1986, the separation period was revised to one year.

Within a decade of the introduction of the Divorce Act, the total divorce rate (the percentage of marriages that dissolved in the previous 30-year period) rose from 14 per cent of all marriages in 1969 to 30 per cent in 1975.

The total crude divorce rate peaked at 362 divorces per 100,000 inhabitants in 1987. The divorce rate in 2000 was 231 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Divorce

Top Reasons Why People Marry

1. Marriage signifies commitment2. Moral values3. Children should have married parents4. The natural thing to do5. Financial security

Why do people get married?

Top Reasons Why Couples Divorce

1. Different values and interests2. Physical and emotional abuse3. Alcohol and drugs4. Infidelity5. Career-related conflict

Why do couples get divorced?