Cohabitation Nation : Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships /

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"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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Sassler, Sharon (Auteur), Miller, Amanda Jayne, 1979- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Unmarried couples.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Couples non maries > États-Unis > Entretiens.
Unmarried couples > United States > Interviews.
United States.
Interviews.
interviews.
Interview
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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