{"product_id":"not-just-roommates-9780226671048","title":"Not Just Roommates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In this title, the author explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed cohabitation to become the chosen lifestyle of more than fifteen million Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At a time when forty percent of children are born to unmarried couples, this book gives desperately needed historical perspective to the most profound, consequential development in private life of the past half century: the explosive growth of cohabitation outside of wedlock. Elizabeth Pleck not only explains how a phenomenon that sixty years ago was derided as 'living in sin' became the norm, she comments forcefully and utterly convincingly about how law and public policy have failed to take account of a fundamental shift in American life.\" (Steven Mintz, Columbia University)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400084037975,"sku":"9780226671048","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226671048.jpg?v=1730469664","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/not-just-roommates-9780226671048","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}