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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780041903321

Titolo

Just living together [[electronic resource] ] : implications of cohabitation on families, children, and social policy / / edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, NJ, : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2002

ISBN

1-138-00368-9

1-135-64395-4

1-282-32437-3

9786612324376

1-4106-0297-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 pages)

Collana

Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

Altri autori (Persone)

BoothAlan <1935-2015.>

CrouterAnn C

Disciplina

306.73/5

Soggetti

Unmarried couples

Families

Family policy

Child development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cohabitation in Western Europe: Trends, Issues, and Implications -- Contemporary Cohabitation: Food for Thought -- (Re)Envisioning Cohabitation: A Commentary on Race, History, and Culture -- Cohabitation in Contemporary North America -- What Are the Choices for Low-Income Families?: Cohabitation, Marriage, and Remaining Single -- What Mothers Teach, What Daughters Learn: Gender Mistrust and Self-Sufficiency Among Low-Income Women -- The Impact of Cohabitation on the Family Life Course in Contemporary North America: Insights From Across the Border -- The Implications of Cohabitation for Children's Well-Being -- Cohabitation and Child Development -- Of Fathers and Pheromones: Implications of Cohabitation for Daughters' Pubertal Timing -- Child Well-Being in Cohabiting Families -- Safety Net Programs, Marriage, and Cohabitation -- Federal Social Policy, Cohabitation, and Marriage -- The Complexity of Tax and Transfer



Program Rules Regarding Cohabitation: Challenges and Implications -- The Economic Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Cohabitants -- What Does It Mean to Be "Just Living Together" in the New Millennium? An Overview.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposia, Just Living Together represents one of the first systematic efforts to focus on cohabitation. The book is divided into four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of cohabitation. Part I addresses the big picture question, ""What are the historical and cross cultural foundations of cohabitation?"" Part II focuses specifically on North America and asks, ""What is the role of cohabitation in contemporary North American family structure?"" Part III turns the focus to the question, ""What is the long- and short-term i