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Marriage and cohabitation / Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, Yu Xie.
LIBRA HQ536 .T455 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thornton, Arland.
- Series:
- Population and development (Chicago, Ill.)
- Population and development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--United States.
- Marriage.
- Young adults.
- Unmarried couples.
- United States.
- Unmarried couples--United States.
- Young adults--United States--Attitudes.
- United States--Social conditions--1945-.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-428) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226798660
- 0226798666
- OCLC:
- 82367737
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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