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Assignment #5 Singlehood & Cohabitation

Complete the reading in the textbook. =In your blog, answer the following questions: DO NOT post your answers on this Assignment page!=

1) Describe two of the examples of types of singles .Why are more people single today?There are many individuals in the world today who are living in the definition

of single.

2) Go to http://www.census.gov/hhes/fertility/files/cps/Monte_Ellis_PAA_April-11-13-2013.pdf  and describe how three ways that data collection has changed according to this report

3) According to your textbook, there are four types of cohabitation. Please list and describe two of these using your own words.

4) Would you consider cohabitation? Why or why not? If you would consider cohabiting, which of these #|meanings coincides with how you might view your own cohabiting relationship?

5) After reading the section on Some Benefits and Costs of Cohabitation, and going over the PowerPoint slides, list 2 costs and 2 benefits.

6) Do you believe that cohabiting heterosexual couples should have the same rights as married couples? Why or why not? What if the couple are the same-sex and cannot marry in their state, should they receive the same benefits of married people. Why or why not?