DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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increased for men and remained stable for women.
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increased for women and remained stable for men.
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decreased for both men and women.
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increased for both men and women.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greater social acceptance has enabled more young couples to live together. The stigma associated with sex, cohabitation, and children outside of marriage has dropped significantly. At the same time, the legal protection of unmarried couples and the children born to them has greatly increased.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021, the median age for the first wedding among women in the United States stood at 28.6 years. For men, the median age was 30.6 years. The median age of Americans at their first wedding has been steadily increasing for both men and women since 1998.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Narendra Modi government in March announced its decision to increase the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years under the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1960, men’s median age at first marriage was about 22.8, and women first married at a median age of 20.3 (FP-19-06). However, 55 years later, these ages had increased to 29.2 and 27.1, for men and women respectively (FP-19-06).