Research handbook on partnering across the life course

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mortelmans, Dimitri

Contributor:

Bernardi, Laura.

Perelli-Harris, Brienna.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research Handbooks in Sociology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal communication.

Interpersonal conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

"This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing landscape of human partnerships, integrating diverse theoretical and empirical perspectives. Leading scholars explore the complex interplay between individual life trajectories, societal norms, and legal frameworks in shaping modern relationships. The Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course is an interdisciplinary collaboration by researchers in demography, sociology, psychology, and law. Chapters discuss marriage, cohabitation and relationships, covering LGBTQ+, long-distance, arranged, polyamorous and living apart together (LAT) partnerships. They address partnerships across the life course, from formation, including online dating and hook-up culture, to break-ups, repartnering, and partnerships in later life. The contributing authors analyse the dynamics within a partnership, focusing on key aspects like sex, money, and children, as well as related factors such as family, health, gender, and migration, along with their impacts. Ultimately, the Research Handbook examines diversity in partnerships across the globe and explores the roles of the economy and the welfare state. Presenting innovative insights on relationship dynamics, this Research Handbook is a crucial resource for students and scholars across the social sciences working on family and gender studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to research handbook on partnering across the life course / Dimitri Mortelmans, Laura Bernardi and Brienna Perelli-Harris

Part I: Theoretical perspectives on partnership

2. Historical perspectives on partnering / Rebecca Probert

3. Anthropological perspectives on partnering / Julia Pauli

4. Sociological perspectives on partnerships / Brienna Perelli-Harris and Sharon Sassler

5. Psychological perspectives on partnering / Esther Kluwer and Tea Trillingsgaard

Part II: Partnership diversity

6. Married and cohabiting partnerships / Nicole Hiekel

7. Arranged marriage / Keera Allendorf

8. LGBTQ+ partnerships / Isabeau Van Acker, Chao Song, Els Elaut and Alexis Dewaele

9. Living aPart together / Arnaud Régnier-Loilier

10. Polyamory / Tonina Liriel Aurel and Cornelia Schadler

11. Being single in the twenty-first century / Elyakim Kislev

Part III: Partnerships across the life course

12. Dating and online partnership formation / Gina Potarca

13. Re-partnering across the life course / Katya Ivanova

14. Partnerships in later life / Pearl A. Dykstra

15. Widowhood and grey divorce / Michaela Kreyenfeld and Sarah Schmauk

Part IV: Correlates and consequences of partnerships

16. Parental influences on partner relationships / Aart C. Liefbroer

17. Health and partnerships / Gerald R. Nowak III and Hui Liu

18. Migration, ethnic diversity, and partnerships / Nadja Milewski

19. Biopsychosocial perspectives on close relationships / Lane Beckes

Part V: Processes inside partnerships

20. Money, work, and wealth in partnerships / Nicole Kapelle

21. The partnership context of childbearing / Júlia Mikolai

22. Relationship quality / Jeremy Kanter, Susan Sprecher and Terri Orbuch

Part VI: Partnerships within societies

23. Social stratification and partnerships / Diederik Boertien

24. The economy and partnerships / Daniele Vignoli and Raffaele Guetto

Part VII: Partnerships around the world

25. Partnering in Africa / Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Boladé Hamed Banougnin, Kirsten Stoebenau and Emily Smith-Greenaway

26. Partnering in the middle east and north Africa / Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi

27. Partnering in east asia / Yen-hsin Alice Cheng and Chen-Hao Hsu

28. Partnering in Latin America / Pilar Wiegand-Cruz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-80392-338-5

OCLC:

1517575180