marriage by VINI OZA (Student) https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc families in Canada en-us 2021-05-12 22:07:27 UTC 2025-04-18 14:40:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Couple in 1950 ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522902931
  • “In 1950, the average age for first marriage for men was 28.5; for women it was 25.9 years” (Eichler, 2012). As you can see above, the couple seems to be about those ages.

    • ]]>     2021-05-13 22:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522902931     Couple in 1972 ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522907865
  • In 1972 the average age for marriages were 23.0 years for women and 25.4 years for men (Eichler, 2012). This couple seems a bit younger than the couple from the 1950s.

    • ]]>     2021-05-13 22:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522907865     Couple in 2012 ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522912406 “By 2008, the average age for first marriage was much higher; 29.6 years for women and 31.6 years for men" (Eichler, 2012). Nowadays, there isn't much of a strict age to be married. If the couple feels they're ready for the big step, then they get married.]]> 2021-05-13 22:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522912406 Couple in 2001 ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522920980 "Two gay couples, Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, (L) and Anne & Elaine Vautour (R) kiss following a wedding ceremony in a Toronto church January 14, 2001.The Ontario Provincial government has vowed not to register the marriages" (Jankowicz, 2020). A couple years later, in 2003, some provinces began legalizing same-sex marriages (Eichler, 2016).

    ]]>     2021-05-13 22:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522920980     Couple in 2005 ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522929185 "Lynn Warren (right) and Alex Ali, former contestants on the Amazing Race 7, celebrate their marriage following a ceremony in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2005" (Toronto.com, 2017). Finally, “in 2005 the federal Civil Marriage Act made same-sex marriage legal across the country” (Eichler, 2016).]]> 2021-05-13 22:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522929185 References ozav https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522939955 Beaty, K. B. (n.d.). Fenced In: Forming an arch for newlyweds Lester Wong and Donna Bradley at Fallingbrook Presbyterian church Saturday evening are fencers from Harmonie and St. James Town clubs. Wong, one of six-member Canadian team at Olympic in Munich, leaves for Europe tomorrow with his bride to prepare for Games.Toronto Public Library. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0092907F&R=DC-TSPA_0092907F

    Bridal Network. (2014, August 20). bride.ca | Wedding Trends & Wedding Ideas in Canada about “outdoor.” Bride.Ca. http://www.bride.ca/wedding-ideas/index.cfm?mode=search&search=outdoor&startRow=19

    Eichler, M. E. (2012, February 5). Marriage in Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marriage-and-divorce

    Eichler, M. E. (2016, September 21). Same-Sex Marriage in Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/same-sex-marriage-in-canada

    Jankowicz, M. (2020, May 15). 25 wedding photos show the very first LGBT couples to marry in their countries and the stories behind them. Insider. https://www.insider.com/wedding-photos-stories-first-lgbt-marriages-countries-2020-2#2013-was-a-big-year-for-weddings-in-march-catia-and-her-transgender-partner-regis-celebrated-their-wedding-with-champagne-in-so-paulo-brazil-after-civil-partnerships-there-were-legally-allowed-to-be-converted-into-marriages-13

    Reddy, K. (2019, June 2). 1950-1959. Fashion History Timeline. https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1950-1959/

    Toronto.com. (2017, June 9). Proud Canadian Moment: Legalization of same-sex marriage. https://www.toronto.com/community-story/6979045-proud-canadian-moment-legalization-of-same-sex-marriage/]]>     2021-05-13 23:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ozav/8wh9vn34g286zlmc/wish/1522939955