Dear Carolyn, It is nice to hear from you! I remain impressed by your keen intellect.
How do you "work up" some of these facts into a sociological presentation that students find interesting and relevant? For example, do you argue that sociological research indicates that women who cohabitate are more happy than women who are married? (excuse me if I am getting the facts wrong, I don't know the marriage and family literature well) Would you then go on to argue that the female students in your class should give serious consideration to cohabitation instead of marriage? Looking forward to your response, Michael -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carolyn Pevey Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: Time-tested sociological insights Teenaged birth rates are declining and have been for years, while unmarried births have been rising in the US as well as in other industrialized nations. The stuff on happiness, longevity, and satisfaction with sex by marital status is interesting, as are the divorce rate correlates (cohabitation in particular). Suicide rates are higher than murder rates. Carolyn Pevey, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of Sociology Auburn University at Montgomery Department of Sociology and Anthropology P.O. Box 244023-4023 (special addressing required for UPS--please contact me before sending) Montgomery, AL 36124-4023 334-244-3550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] AUM is not responsible for anything in this letter, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed herein. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
