Comments on: Olivia Helman (Edison College) Living and Sleeping Together Before Marriage http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/28/olivia-helman-edison-college-living-and-sleeping-together-before-marriage/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Mr. Andoscia http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/28/olivia-helman-edison-college-living-and-sleeping-together-before-marriage/#comment-1937 Mr. Andoscia Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:37:04 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/28/olivia-helman-edison-college-living-and-sleeping-together-before-marriage/#comment-1937 What's not clear is if it is the living together that causes these problems. Remember, correlation is not causality. Example, it's likely that people who cohabitate are more liberal and less religious, both characteristics lead to higher divorce rates. Remember, too, divorce may not be a social problem, but may be a solution to the social problem of bad marriages. What’s not clear is if it is the living together that causes these problems. Remember, correlation is not causality. Example, it’s likely that people who cohabitate are more liberal and less religious, both characteristics lead to higher divorce rates.

Remember, too, divorce may not be a social problem, but may be a solution to the social problem of bad marriages.

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