| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Pennsylvania State University family studies symposia series
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Pennsylvania State University family studies symposia series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. What are the historical and cross-cultural foundations of cohabitation? -- Cohabitation in Western Europe : trends, issues, and implications / Kathleen Kiernan -- Contemporary cohabitation : food for thought / Nancy S. Landale -- (Re)envisioning cohabitation : a commentary on race, history, and culture / Andrea G. Hunter -- pt. 2. What is the role of cohabitation in contemporary North American family structure? -- Cohabitation in contemporary North America / Pamela J. Smock and Sanjiv Gupta -- What are the choices for low-income families? : cohabitation, marriage, and remaining single / Rukmalie Jayakody and Natasha Cabrera -- What mothers teach, what daughters learn : gender mistrust and self-sufficiency among low-income women / Rebekah Levine Coley --- The impact of cohabitation on the family life course in contemporary North America : insights from across the border / Céline Le Bourdais and Heather Juby -- pt. 3. What is the long- and short-term impact of cohabitation on child well-being? -- The implications of cohabitation for children's well-being / Wendy D. Manning -- Cohabitation and child development / Ariel Kalil -- Of fathers and pheromones : implications of cohabitation for daughters' pubertal timing / Bruce J. Ellis -- Child well-being in cohabiting families / Susan L. Brown -- pt. 4. How are cohabiting couples and their children affected by current policies? What policies are needed for these individuals? -- Safety net programs, marriage, and cohabitation / Wendell E. Primus and Jennifer Beeson -- Federal social policy, cohabitation, and marriage / Ron Haskins -- The complexity of tax and transfer program rules regarding cohabitation : challenges and implications / Anne E. Winkler -- The economic rights and responsibilities of unmarried cohabitants / Margaret M. Mahoney -- What does it mean to be "just living together" in the new millennium? : an overview / Lynette F. Hoelter and Dawn E. Stauffer. |
| Summary |
Providing a road map for future research, programme development and policymaking this volume serves as an important resource for people interested in learning about variations in the ways families of today are choosing to organize themselves. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Unmarried couples -- Congresses.
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Unmarried couples. |
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Families -- Congresses.
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Families. |
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Family policy -- Congresses.
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Family policy. |
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Child development -- Congresses.
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Child development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Subject |
Unmarried couples. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Booth, Alan, 1935-2015.
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Crouter, Ann C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Just living together. Mahwah, NJ : L. Erlbaum Associates, ©2002 0805839631 (DLC) 2001033989 (OCoLC)47049915 |
| ISBN |
0585418578 (electronic book) |
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9780585418575 (electronic book) |
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0805839631 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780805839630 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1410602974 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781410602978 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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