Alone together [[electronic resource] ] : how marriage in America is changing / / Paul R. Amato ... [et al.]

• Autore: Amato Paul R.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.81097309045
• Soggetto topico: Marriage - United States; Marriage - United States - History
• Altri autori: AmatoPaul R
• Note generali: Originally published: 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Continuing Transformation of Marriage in America -- 2. Stability and Change in Marital Quality -- 3. Rising Individualism and Demographic Change -- 4. Who Benefited from the Rise of Dual-Earner Marriage- and Who Did Not? -- 5. Changing Gender Relations in Marriage -- 6. Social Integration, Religion, and Attitudes toward Lifelong Marriage -- 7. How Our Most Important Relationships Are Changing -- 8. Implications for Theory, Future Research, and Social Policy -- Appendix 1: Study Methodology -- Appendix 2: Tables -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on two studies of marital quality in America twenty years apart, Alone Together shows that while the divorce rate has leveled off, spouses are spending less time together. The authors argue that marriage is an adaptable institution, and in accommodating the changes that have occurred in society, it has become a less cohesive, yet less confining arrangement.
• Titolo autorizzato: Alone together
• ISBN: 0-674-02018-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819587503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II