Cohabiting, dating, and perceived costs of marriage: a model of marriage entry

Article Abstract:

This article examines the influence of cohabiting over the decision to enter marriage. The author, comparing the decision to marry among couples in cohabiting and noncohabiting relationships, maintains cohabitation influences the perceived costs and benefits of marriage, which influences intentions and expectations, and impacts the decision to enter marriage.

United States, Science & research, Influence, Cohabitation

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Entry into parenthood and the outcome of cohabiting partnerships in Britain

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Research into the patterns of childbirth of cohabiting couples in Britain is presented. Using data from the nation cohort study of those born in 1958, the impact of conception and birth in prompting marriage among cohabitors is analysed.

Reports, Unmarried couples, Cohort analysis, Conception, Premarital sex, Conception (Human reproduction)

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When she earns more than he does: a longitudinal study of dual-earner couples

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The effect of a wife earning more than her husband in dual-income couples is studied. Research exploring the relative impact on each partner's marital role quality and the stability of the marriage is presented.

Usage, Wages, Wages and salaries, Sex role, Sex roles, Dual-career families, Linear models (Statistics)

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