Title: Physiology of Marriage – Marriage
Headings: Physiology of Marriage
Physiology of Marriage
Content: Physiology of Marriage – Marriage
Individual Reflections
Lauren’s Reflection
Lyam’s Reflection
Michael’s Reflection
Interviews
Interview with Doug and Kim Gruffi
Interview with Drayton Harvey
Interview with Fr. Brendan
Interview with Jorge and Leyner
Interview with Professor Dominy
Marriage Through a Biological Lens
Pair Bonding in the Animal Kingdom
Physiology of Marriage
Marriage Through a Personal Lens
Marriage Through a Societal Lens
Marriage Through an Anthropological Lens
What does marriage mean to you? Individual Reflections
Lauren’s Reflection
Lyam’s Reflection
Michael’s Reflection
Interviews
Interview with Doug and Kim Gruffi
Interview with Drayton Harvey
Interview with Fr. Brendan
Interview with Jorge and Leyner
Interview with Professor Dominy
Marriage Through a Biological Lens
Pair Bonding in the Animal Kingdom
Physiology of Marriage
Marriage Through a Personal Lens
Marriage Through a Societal Lens
Marriage Through an Anthropological Lens
What does marriage mean to you? Physiology of Marriage
Increasing scientific evidence indicates that social relationships have a significant effect on long term human health. Stressful or absent social relationships increases mortality rates and propensity of contracting chronic diseases, while supportive social relationships reduce these rates. Marriage is the dominant form of adult relationship across most human cultures, around 51 percent of adult Americans are married, and the nature of these relationships can have significant physiological impacts on long term health. Marriage acts as a physiological multiplier of the quality of partner relationships. While supportive, loving marriages decrease morbidity and mortality rates below those found non-married adults, stressful marriages increase these rates above the non-married control group. Generally, marriage has a positive physiological effect on human health.