Nonmarital cohabitation and marriage are now fundamentally linked, a fact that is routinely
reflected in current research on union formation. Unprecedented changes in the timing …

A landmark publication in the social sciences, Linda Lindsey's Gender is the most
comprehensive textbook to explore gender sociologically, as a critical and fundamental …

Many studies have found that married people have higher subjective well-being than those
who are not married. Yet the increase in cohabitation raises questions as to whether only …

INCREASES IN DIVORCE and cohabitation are among the most prominent behavioral
changes to affect the family over the past few decades. Both behaviors have received …

In most cultures and religions, marriage has long been one of the fundamental building
blocks of adult life, offering social recognition, legal stability and financial benefits to …

While intensive and ongoing research on the determinants of marital stability has resulted in
the identification of a large number of risk factors, the question of why there has been a …

This study contrasts adult and child perspectives on divorce and separation. Based on
harmonized retrospective life history data from eight European countries, we study the risk of …

Prior studies have found that marriage benefits well‐being, but cohabitation may provide
similar benefits. An analysis of the British Cohort Study 1970, a prospective survey following …

Background Emotional divorce occurs when a couple continues to live together due to
necessity and coercion but they do not have a positive or constructive relationship, which …

Extensive research has found that marriage provides health benefits to individuals,
particularly in the US The rise of cohabitation, however, raises questions about whether …