Cohabitation Nation : Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships.
""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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkerley, CA :
University of California Press,
2016.
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| ISBN: | 9780520962101 0520962109 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Cohabitation Nation; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Cohabitation Exploring Contemporary Courtship Trajectories; 2 In the Beginning Becoming a Couple; 3 Shacking Up, Living in Sin, Saving on Rent? The Process of Moving In Together; 4 "I Like Hugs, I Like Kisses, but What I Really Love Is Help with the Dishes" The Dance of Domesticity; 5 Family Planning or Failing to Plan? Communication, Contraception, and Conception; 6 For Better or for Worse? Perceptions of Cohabitation, Marriage, and Parenthood.
- 7 Waiting to Be Asked or Taking the Bull by the Horns? Gender and Social Class Differences in Marriage Talk, Proposals, and Wedding Planning8 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 Cohabiting Couples; Notes; Bibliography; Index.