Why do people marry? People divorce often, it can be 【S1】______ seen by the rising divorce rate in the U.S. and elsewhere. But they remarry soon enough after they divorce. Now many of them divorce at a much younger age than before. That is also found 【S2】______ that the young have a big share of divorce. But what many sociologists find difficult to understand is because they seem to 【S3】______ be eager to rush into marriage than get out of it. 【S4】______ In the old days, there was every reason to marry young— specially among the working class. In Chinese communities, 【S5】______ unmarried men and women seemed to be disadvantaged in many ways. Women were in a more difficult position than men since in earlier time, girls were not allowed to be educated. They also 【S6】______ did not enjoy social freedom. In the past, women who were not 'married off' if they turned 30 were considered to be a problem 【S7】______ or a worry for the family. They might have to remain with their families as they could not find jobs, and thus were able to support 【S8】______ themselves. For men, they often led an unpleasant and uncomfortable 【S9】______ life as they did not have a wife to do the sewing, cooking, and cleaning and take care of the husband and children. In those 【S10】______ days, the family was the cornerstone of society. Both sexes needed marriage far more than now. 【S1】