| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 443 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Population and development
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Population and development (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-428) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Historical perspectives on marriage -- Comparing marriage, cohabitation, and being single -- Entering marital and cohabiting unions -- Influence of parental youth factors before birth of study child -- Influence of parental factors during childhood and adolescence of the children -- The courtship process and union formation -- Religious affiliation and commitment -- The influence of attitudes, values, and beliefs -- Educational influences -- Work, earnings potential, and career aspiration -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
In an era when half of marriages end in divorce, cohabitation has become more commonplace, and those who do get married are doing so at an older age. So why do people marry when they do? And why do some couples choose to cohabit? A team of expert family sociologists examines these timely questions in Marriage and Cohabitation, the result of their research over the last decade on the issue of union formation. Situating their argument in the context of the Western world's 500-year history of marriage, the authors reveal what factors encourage marriage and cohabitation in a contemporary society where the end of adolescence is no longer signaled by entry into the marital home. While some people still choose to marry young, 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marriage -- United States.
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Marriage. |
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United States. |
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Unmarried couples -- United States.
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Unmarried couples. |
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Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes.
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Young adults. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1945- |
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Since 1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Marriage. |
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Unmarried couples. |
| Added Author |
Axinn, William G.
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Xie, Yu, 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thornton, Arland. Marriage and cohabitation. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007 9780226798660 0226798666 (DLC) 2007003732 (OCoLC)82367737 |
| ISBN |
9780226798684 (electronic book) |
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0226798682 (electronic book) |
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1281966665 |
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9781281966667 |
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9780226798660 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226798666 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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