Assignment
This assignment will help you gain a better understanding of the institution of marriage and its significance today. Marriage is something that every society has. As you are learning, marriage has its advantages and also its challenges. The concept of marriage continually changes as our society changes.
Your paper will need to cover what you have learned about marriage in the 21st century. Please discuss:
1. How marriage rates have changed.
2. The difficulties associated with transitioning into married life.
3. The challenges of marriage in our society today.
4. The privileges/benefits of marriage.
5. How choices have changed when it comes to the type of marriages that couples might enter into.
6. How changes in the ethnic makeup of our society has affected marriages (i.e. interracial, interfaith marriages)
7. Challenges and privileges you have experienced/or anticipate in the future in reference to your marriage. If you are not married you can discuss the marriage of your parents or others close to you. Please do not share any information that you feel is too personal.
8. Anything else that you have learned from this assignment.
The response should be 4-page and include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.