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Marriage and cohabitation / Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, Yu Xie

Xie, Yu, 1959- ; Axinn, William G.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007

Online Ressource (ix, 443 p.) : ill.

Englisch

IntroductionHistorical 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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-428) and index. - Description based on print version record

Print version: Marriage and cohabitation

978-0-226-79868-4 ( : electronic bk.); 0-226-79868-2 (electronic bk.)

0-226-79866-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-226-79866-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 310976911     

OCoLC: 310976911 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

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306.81097309045 ; 306.810973/09045     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: FAM030000 ; bicssc: JHBK ; bisacsh: FAM 030000

LOC-SH: Marriage -- United States ; Unmarried couples -- United States ; Young adults -- Attitudes -- United States ; Mariage -- États-Unis ; Couples non mariés -- États-Unis ; Jeunes adultes -- Attitudes -- États-Unis ; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945- ; États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1945- -- United States ; Unmarried couples -- United States ; Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes ; Marriage -- United States ; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945- ; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945- ; Marriage -- United States ; Unmarried couples -- United States ; Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes

Electronic books ; USA ; Young adults ; Attitudes ; Ehe ; Eheähnliche Gemeinschaft ; Soziale Situation ; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Marriage ; Marriage ; Social conditions ; Unmarried couples ; United States

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