03327nam 2200721 a 450 991045405710332120200520144314.01-281-96666-597866119666690-226-79868-210.7208/9780226798684(CKB)1000000000579621(EBL)408364(OCoLC)476228685(SSID)ssj0000198259(PQKBManifestationID)11181009(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198259(PQKBWorkID)10170177(PQKB)10259766(StDuBDS)EDZ0000119109(MiAaPQ)EBC408364(DE-B1597)524484(OCoLC)1058454848(DE-B1597)9780226798684(Au-PeEL)EBL408364(CaPaEBR)ebr10266021(CaONFJC)MIL196666(EXLCZ)99100000000057962120070126d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarriage and cohabitation[electronic resource] /Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, Yu XieChicago University of Chicago Press20071 online resource (455 p.)Population and developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-79866-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-428) and index.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.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 whPopulation and development (Chicago, Ill.)MarriageUnited StatesUnmarried couplesUnited StatesYoung adultsUnited StatesAttitudesUnited StatesSocial conditions1945-Electronic books.MarriageUnmarried couplesYoung adultsAttitudes.306.810973/09045Thornton Arland929331Axinn William G929332Xie Yu1959-929333MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454057103321Marriage and cohabitation2088704UNINA