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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 per cent increase of couples that choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. This book delivers surprising insights about the impact of class and education on how relationships unfold.

Table of 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 Diff erences in Marriage Talk, Proposals, and Wedding Planning

8. 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

Cohabitation Nation Gender Class and the Remaking

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 15/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9780520286986, 978-0520286986
      ISBN10: 0520286987
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Living together is a typical romantic rite-of-passage in the United States today. In fact, Census data shows a 37 per cent increase of couples that choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. This book delivers surprising insights about the impact of class and education on how relationships unfold.

      Table of 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 Diff erences in Marriage Talk, Proposals, and Wedding Planning

      8. 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

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