Describe the following forms that cohabitation takes: limited cohabitation, premarital cohabitation, and substitute marriage. How do these types of cohabitation differ with culture?
What will be an ideal response?
Limited (part-time) cohabitation is typically based on convenience, expense sharing, and sexual access. There is no goal of marriage or sense of commitment. Premarital cohabitation is best thought of as a "trial marriage," which if successful, ends in marriage. Substitute marriage is a long-term commitment without marriage. In some parts of the world (e.g., Scandinavian countries, South America, and the Caribbean), cohabitation is common and accepted. In many cases, marriage only occurs as a way to legalize a relationship following the birth of a child. Cohabitation is less common in lower Africa and Asia.
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