Chapter

Marriage

From Health Education Health 100 Version 3 by Garrett Rieck, MA, ACSM-CPT & Justin Lundin, MA

Concepts

1. What are common forms of marriage?

   "Monogamy permits one spouse at a time and is the dominant marriage form in the United States. Polygyny permits multiple wives, while polyandry permits multiple husbands and is historically much less

2. What benefits are associated with marriage?

   "The text associates marriage with better physical and emotional health, greater wealth and income, more stable intimate relationships, safer circumstances for children, longer life expectancy, and le