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N. P. Stokes Document

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In France, most couples begin their lives together by living with each other. While in America, moving in with your partner doesn't usually happen until the two have been together for several months, years, or until marriage.
French young people tend to stay in their parent's home longer, which is also becoming an increasing trend in America.

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It is common for unmarried couples to have children with 60% of all first-time births are to unmarried women. Young people tend to live at home with their parents longer, with two thirds of French young people aged 20-24 live with with their parents. Even with the marriage rate declining in France, 80% of couples sharing a household are married.

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Carson Markley- The average age of marriage is different in the United States then France. French women marry at 30 and men at 32. While in the US women marry at 27 and men at 29. Although French people marry latter then American's, its interesting to note that in both countries women tend to marry younger then men. 

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Carson Markley- The average age of marriage is different in the United States then France. French women marry at 30 and men at 32. While in the US women marry at 27 and men at 29. Although French people marry latter then American's, its interesting to note that in both countries women tend to marry younger then men. 

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1) Majority of the couples in France do not get married until after they have lived together or have had children. However, half of the marriages are ending in divorce. Also, PACS are becoming just as common as marriages in France.
2) French people are waiting to get married and are living with their parents until a later age, whereas, in the U.S people seem to move out sooner and marry young.

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The type of family tradition within France is changing in comparison to the past. The statistics show that more couples live together and have children before they actually get married. Therefore, most couples tend to marry later after they have children as a result. Although the marriage rate is declining along with a rising divorce rate, family is still the most important value within culture. In comparison to the United States, many individuals would consider having children before marriage an oddity as it typically does not surround the type of custom that we have instead.

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- More likely than not, couples now have a tendency to begin their relationship by living together.
- Their divorce rate is rising, which is statistically almost the same as the rate in the United States!
-THEY LOVE PETS

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9/10 couples begin a relationship by living together and tend to have a first child before an actual marriage. Their couples tend to marry later, but overrall the marriage rate is decresing because of the PACS and unmarried couples are more likely to just live together. Children tend to live in with their parents longer (20-24 years old). One main difference is that pets are more accepted in public places such as a restaurant.

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1) It is common for couples to marry after having one or two children
2) Couples are more likely to wait until their 30s to get married

In France, couples can form a PAC instead of going through a marriage process.

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The divorce rate in France seems to be rising the same way that it is rising in America. Across cultures, divorce seems to have become more acceptable.
Also in concurrence with the States, the young adults in France are taking longer to build their lives and move out of their parents' homes.

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* more couples have children before getting married.
* divorce rate is rising
* many couples get a civil unoin instead of marriage
* still even though family is changing french people still remain close.

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It is more common, in France, for couples to marry after they have already had one or more children. It is also common for these children to live with their parents until the ages of 20-24.

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It is now common for women to give birth without having a husband first. It is more common for couples to live together before marriage. Divorce rate is up in France and less couples are actually getting married. It is legal for any couple, same or opposite sex, can legalize their union without being married. Family is very important in everyday life in France and more children stay at home longer than usual.

In America it is very rare to keep in contact with your extended family or even your immediate family whereas in France it is very common.

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More and more couples prefer not to marry, although the rate of divorce is rising in France.
Family also seems to be important in French culture, given that young adults stay at home longer, and they tend to be close to their extended families.
One main difference between American and French culture is their acceptance of having their pets in more public spaces.

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1) It is common for couples to not marry until after they've had children
2) Their pets are often included in public spaces such as dining rooms

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1.) Though the rates of marriages versus divorce seem to be conflicting, the bond within a family seems to be as strong as ever. Over two thirds of individuals from 20-24 live with their parents. The French culture seems to have a heavy basis in family relations.
2.) The traditional idea of marriage is changing. 60% of first-time births are now with unmarried couples. Only after living together for a while and having a few kids does this statistic change.

I feel like on social level, there's quite a bit of similarities. I don't have the statistics, but I feel as though the trend of marriage/divorces are the same in the USA.

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Tyler-Alexis:                             Families are becoming less traditional then they were in the past. Families are deciding to get married late and in some cases after they have their first child. 

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Tyler-Alexis:                             Families are becoming less traditional then they were in the past. Families are deciding to get married late and in some cases after they have their first child. 

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Children also tend to live at home a lot longer. Ages 20-24.

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-Couples are waiting to get married until after they have a kid.
-The divorce rate is climbing.
-2/3 of young adults are living with their parents and keep in contact with their extended family (which may be different from the US).

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1.) Marriage is becoming less common as many seem to opt for a more casual "legalization of their union"
2.) The family structure itself is rapidly changing, yet the closeness between the members in the family is still as strong and important as ever.

It's normal for young adults in France to live with their parents well into their twenties, while in America some are expected to be out on their own with a career choice by age 18.

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Idee importante #2
Mon observation culturelle:

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French culture is undergoing similar changes that we see in American culture. In France, as in America, more and more people are living together before marriage, and having children out of wedlock, which is common today, but was scandalous in the past.

Our text tells us that in France it is common for people to remain at home with their parents until their mid-twenties. This trend also exists in our culture. Is this perhaps something that is traditionally French, or is it that the same social developments that are altering our culture also altering France's?