Marriage and Health
Talking Points
With your tutor, conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss the following:
- Do you agree that married women (or men) have fewer health risks than single people?
- Why do you suppose there is a connection between marital happiness and health?
- Could an unhappy marriage lead to health problems? Why or why not?
- Do you think that living with (but not being married to) a partner can
produce the same health benefits? Why or why not?
- What are the health benefits and/or risks of having children?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages of remaining single?
- Does health necessarily decline as a result of being divorced or widowed?
Click here for Phrases for Conversation to use within your discussion.
