Marriage and Cohabitation

Klappentext Situating their argument in the context of the Western world's 500-year history of marriage! the authors of this work reveal what factors encourage marriage and cohabitation in a contemporary society where marriage and the relationships between women and men have changed dramatically. While many people still choose to marry without first cohabiting! others elect to cohabit with varying degrees of commitment or intentions of eventual marriage. The authors' controversial findings suggest that family history! religious affiliation! values! projected education! lifetime earnings! and career aspirations all tip the scales in favor of either cohabitation or marriage. This book lends new insight into young adult relationship patterns and will be of interest to sociologists! historians! and demographers alike. Zusammenfassung Situating their argument in the context of the Western world's five-hundred-year history of marriage! this work reveals what factors encourage marriage and cohabitation in a society where marriage and the relationships between women and men have changed dramatically.

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• Authors: William G. Axinn, Axinn William G., Arland Thornton, Arland Axinn Thornton, Arland/ Axinn Thornton, Thornton Arland, THORNTON ARLAND AXINN WILLIAM G, Yu Xie, Xie Yu
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2010
• EAN: 9780226798677
• ISBN: 978-0-226-79867-7
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: Population & Development (Pape; Population and Development Series; Population and Development Series; Population and Development (CHUP)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships