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Cohabitation Nation : Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships by Miller, Amanda Jayne;Sassler, Sharon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cohabitation Nation : Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships about?

"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--when do people decide to move in together, why do they do so, and what happens to them over time? Drawing upon in-depth interviews, Sharon Sassler and Amanda Jayne Miller provide us with an inside view of how cohabiting relationships play out before and after couples move in together, using couples' stories to explore the 'he said' and 'she said' of romantic dynamics. Delving into hot button issues--such as housework, birth control, finances, and expectations for the future--Sassler and Miller deliver surprising insights about the impact of class and education on how relationships unfold. Showcasing the words, thoughts, and conflicts of couples themselves, Cohabitation Nation offers a riveting and sometimes counterintuitive look at the way we live now"--Provided by publisher.;Cohabitation : exploring contemporary courtship trajectories -- In the beginning : becoming a couple -- Shacking up, living in si

Who reads Cohabitation Nation : Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships?

Author

Miller, Amanda Jayne;Sassler, Sharon

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520962101

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Gender Studies, Social Science