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Author Thornton, Arland.

Title Marriage and cohabitation [electronic resource] / Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, Yu Xie.

Imprint Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

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Description ix, 443 p. : ill.
Series Population and development
Population and development (Chicago, Ill.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-428) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Marriage -- United States.
Unmarried couples -- United States.
Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Axinn, William G.
Xie, Yu, 1959-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780226798660 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226798666 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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