Cohabitation nation : gender, class, and the remaking of relationships /
"Living together is a typical romantic rite-of-passage in the United States today. In fact, census data shows a 37 percent increase of couples who choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. And yet we know very little about this new 'normal' in romantic life--w...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2017]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cohabitation : exploring contemporary courtship trajectories
- In the beginning : becoming a couple
- Shacking up, living in sin, saving on rent? : the process of moving in together
- "I like hugs, I like kisses, but what I really love is help with the dishes" : the dance of domesticity
- Family planning or failing to plan? : communication, contraception, and conception
- For better or for worse? : perceptions of cohabitation, marriage and parenthood
- Waiting to be asked or taking the bull by the horns? : gender and social class differences in marriage talk, proposals, and wedding planning
- Cohabitation nation? : the role of gender and social class in relationship progression
- Appendix A : Interview guide
- Appendix B : Methods and sample information
- Appendix C : Specific characteristics of cohabitating couples.