Marriage And Cohabitation

Author : Arland Thornton,William G. Axinn,Yu Xie
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226798684

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Marriage and Cohabitation by Arland Thornton,William G. Axinn,Yu Xie Pdf

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 where the end of adolescence is no longer signaled by entry into the marital home. While some people still choose to marry young, others elect to cohabit with varying degrees of commitment or intentions of eventual marriage. The authors’ controversial findings suggest that family history, religious affiliation, values, projected education, lifetime earnings, and career aspirations all tip the scales in favor of either cohabitation or marriage. This book lends new insight into young adult relationship patterns and will be of interest to sociologists, historians, and demographers alike.

Author : Akhtar, Rajnaara,Nash, Patrick
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781529210859

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Cohabitation and Religious Marriage by Akhtar, Rajnaara,Nash, Patrick Pdf

Cohabiting couples and those entering religious-only marriages all too often end up with inadequate legal protection when the relationship ends. Yet, despite this shared experience, the linkages and overlaps between these two groups have largely been ignored in the legal literature. Based on wide-ranging empirical studies, this timely book brings together scholars working in both areas to explore the complexities of the law, the different ways in which individuals experience and navigate the existing legal framework and the potential solutions for reform. Illuminating pressing implications for social policy, this is an invaluable resource for policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students of family law.

Author : Patricia M. Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029584542

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Marriage-lite by Patricia M. Morgan Pdf

Cohabitation has become increasingly popular, replacing marriage for most young people as the first type of relationship they will enter into. Politicians and pundits often treat cohabitation and marriage as essentially the same, with marriage dismissed as no more than a 'piece of paper'.

Author : Robin Tillmann,Marieke Voorpostel,Peter Farago
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319895574

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Social Dynamics in Swiss Society by Robin Tillmann,Marieke Voorpostel,Peter Farago Pdf

Using longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel to zoom in on continuity and change in the life course, this open access book describes how the lives of the Swiss population have changed in terms of health, family circumstances, work, political participation, and migration over the last sixteen years. What are the different trajectories in terms of mobility, health, wealth, and family constellations? What are the drivers behind all these changes over time and in the life course? And what are the implications for inequality in society and for social policy? The Swiss Household Panel is a unique ongoing longitudinal survey that has followed a large sample of Swiss households since 1999. The data provide the rare opportunity to go beyond a snapshot of contemporary Swiss society and give insight into the processes in people’s lives and in society that lie behind recent developments.

Author : Glenn T. Stanton
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802478078

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The Ring Makes All the Difference by Glenn T. Stanton Pdf

Why not cohabitate? Many believe nothing is better for their future marriage than a trial period—cohabitation. It’s the fastest growing family type in the U.S. So how’s that working out? Are people truly happier? Author Glenn Stanton offers a compelling factual case that nearly every area of health and happiness is increased by marriage and decreased by cohabitation. With credible data and compassion, Stanton explores the reasons why the cohabitation trend is growing; outlines its negative outcomes for men, women, and children; and makes a case for why marriage is still the best arrangement for the flourishing of couples and society. This resource is ideal for those who are cohabitating or considering it, as well as pastors and counselors who need to be able to engage this issue.

Author : Albert Esteve,Ron J. Lesthaeghe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3319810421

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Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas: Geo-historical Legacies and New Trends by Albert Esteve,Ron J. Lesthaeghe Pdf

This open access book presents an innovative study of the rise of unmarried cohabitation in the Americas, from Canada to Argentina. Using an extensive sample of individual census data for nearly all countries on the continent, it offers a cross-national, comparative view of this recent demographic trend and its impact on the family. The book offers a tour of the historical legacies and regional heterogeneity in unmarried cohabitation, covering: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean region, Brazil, and the Southern Cone. It also explores the diverse meanings of cohabitation from a cross-national perspective and examines the theoretical implications of recent developments on family change in the Americas. The book uses data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International (IPUMS), a project dedicated to collecting and distributing census data from around the world. This large sample size enables an empirical testing of one of the currently most powerful explanatory frameworks for changes in family formation around the world, the theory of the Second Demographic Transition. With its unique geographical scope, this book will provide researchers with a new understanding into the spectacular rise in premarital cohabitation in the Americas, which has become one of the most salient trends in partnership formation in the region.

Author : Jeff VanGoethem
Publisher : Kregel Academic
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825496594

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Living Together by Jeff VanGoethem Pdf

Offers a biblical perspective on the explosive and growing social phenomena of couples moving in together instead of marrying - a common trend even among Christian couples. Full of biblical, practical, and competent help for those who minister to and counsel unwed couples.

Author : Alison Diduck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351919661

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Marriage and Cohabitation by Alison Diduck Pdf

The law has long been interested in marriage and conjugal cohabitation and in the range of public and private obligations that accrue from intimate living. This collection of classic articles explores that legal interest, while at the same time locating marriage and cohabitation within a range of intimate affiliations. It offers the perspectives of a number of international scholars on questions of how, if at all, our different ways of intimacy ought to be recognised and regulated by law.

Author : Jan Trost
Publisher : Västerås : International Library
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Couples non mariés
ISBN : UVA:X000280419

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Unmarried Cohabitation by Jan Trost Pdf

Author : International Society on Family Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Children
ISBN : UCSC:32106005227274

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Marriage and Cohabitation in Contemporary Societies by International Society on Family Law Pdf

"An international and interdisciplinary study."--T.p.

Author : Anne Barlow,Simon Duncan,Grace James,Alison Park
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847310101

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Cohabitation, Marriage and the Law by Anne Barlow,Simon Duncan,Grace James,Alison Park Pdf

Unmarried heterosexual cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain and over a quarter of children are now born to unmarried cohabiting parents. This is not just an important change in the way we live in modern Britain; it is also a political and theoretical marker. Some commentators see cohabitation as evidence of selfish individualism and the breakdown of the family, while others see it as just a less institutionalised way in which people express commitment and build their families. Politically, 'stable' families are seen as crucial - but does stability simply mean marriage? At present the law in Britain retains important distinctions in the way it treats cohabiting and married families and this can have deleterious effects on the welfare of children and partners on cohabitation breakdown or death of a partner. Should the law be changed to reflect this changing social reality? Or should it - can it - be used to direct these changes? Using findings from their recent Nuffield Foundation funded study, which combines nationally representative data with in-depth qualitative work, the authors examine public attitudes about cohabitation and marriage, provide an analysis of who cohabits and who marries, and investigate the extent and nature of the 'common law marriage myth' (the false belief that cohabitants have similar legal rights to married couples). They then explore why people cohabit rather than marry, what the nature of their commitment is to one another and chart public attitudes to legal change. In the light of this evidence, the book then evaluates different options for legal reform.

Author : Ms. Sharon Sassler,Amanda Miller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520962101

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Cohabitation Nation by Ms. Sharon Sassler,Amanda Miller Pdf

“We have fun and we enjoy each other’s company, so why shouldn’t we just move in together?”—Lauren, from Cohabitation Nation Living together is a typical romantic rite of passage in the United States today. In fact, census data shows a 37 percent increase in couples who choose to commit to and live with one another, forgoing marriage. And yet we know very little about this new “normal” in romantic life. When do people decide to move in together, why do they do so, and what happens to them over time? Drawing on in-depth interviews, Sharon Sassler and Amanda Jayne Miller provide an inside view of how cohabiting relationships play out before and after couples move in together, using couples’ stories to explore the he said/she said of romantic dynamics. Delving into hot-button issues, such as housework, birth control, finances, and expectations for the future, Sassler and Miller deliver surprising insights about the impact of class and education on how relationships unfold. Showcasing the words, thoughts, and conflicts of the couples themselves, Cohabitation Nation offers a riveting and sometimes counterintuitive look at the way we live now.

Author : Michael D. A. Freeman,Christina M. Lyon
Publisher : Aldershot, Hants., England : Gower
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015054189652

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Cohabitation Without Marriage by Michael D. A. Freeman,Christina M. Lyon Pdf

This book reviews the trends in Britian and in North America and in Scandinavia regarding cohabitation without marriage. The contents of this book; discussions of the responses of English law to cohabitation, justifications for equivalent treatment, and for differential treatment. The appendix contains cohabitation contracts and the law.

Author : Michael G. Cochrane
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780470679128

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Do We Need a Cohabitation Agreement? by Michael G. Cochrane Pdf

You're committed, you're moving in together and you're blending your households. But are you forgetting something? Many Canadians find themselves in common-law relationships and think that they aren't any different from a legal marriage. It can be a shock to find out that, when the going gets tough, certain rights under the law-not to mention financial obligations-do or do not apply. For instance, if one common-law partner becomes seriously ill or passes away, will the other be able to access joint bank accounts? Their shared home? What happens if there is no will? And what about the kids? These are some of the many serious questions that couples need to consider before sharing their lives, all of which can be addressed in a cohabitation agreement. A cohabitation agreement allows a couple to make sure their partner and any children are taken care of in times of need or crisis; that ownership in properties or financial resources are clear, combined, separated or protected. Most of all, these contracts allow for the peace of mind that comes with having a game plan in place should the relationship end due to death or separation. Take the advice of Michael Cochrane, a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, and consider the numerous issues that can affect a common-law relationship. Do We Need a Cohabitation Agreement? is written in clear, nontechnical language and includes real-life examples based on Canadian cases. Cochrane addresses critical issues such as wills and estates, powers of attorney, the special concerns of step-families and same-sex couples, and how to have this discussion with your partner. It will also help you work in a cost-effective way with a lawyer should you decide that an agreement will benefit your relationship. This is your future together. Get it right from the very beginning.

Author : G.E. Wiersma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400968721

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Cohabitation, an alternative to marriage? by G.E. Wiersma Pdf

1. BACKGROUND In the last ten years there has been much popular discus sion and also a great scholarly interest in the so-called "alternative lifestyles" (1). ESgecially, since the late 1J60's, a diversity of lifestyles other than the nuclear family began to emerge, according to demographic changes in household compositions during the past decade (US Bureau of Census, 1979; Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 1930). One lifestyle, non-marital cohabitation, has increased most dra matically during the ~ast ten years and is the subject of this study. The term cohabitation will be used exclusively throughout the remainder of this study to refer to hetero sexual couples who are living together without being married legally. Despite its recent rapid increase, one should not overlook the fact that cohabitation, in comparison with legal marriage, remains an alternative practiced by a minority of the couples at any ?oint in time. For the Netherlands, it is estimated that 7 percent of all couples are living together unmarried, and 93 percent are married (Straver, 1981). This cohabitation rate is about twice as low when compared to rates in countries like Sweden and Denmark where they are 16 percent (the highest rate in Europe) and 13 percent (Trost, 1979), but still about twice as high when compared to the 3 percent estimate for the United States (Macklin, 1980).