The marriage-go-round : the state of marriage and the family in America today /
Cherlin, Andrew J., 1948-
The marriage-go-round : the state of marriage and the family in America today / Andrew J. Cherlin. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. - 271 p. : ill., map ; 25cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index.
How American family life is different -- The historical origins of the American pattern, 1650-1900 -- The rise of the companionate marriage, 1900-1960 -- The individualized marriage and the expressive divorce, 1960-2000 -- The American way of marriage -- The M-factor -- Blue-collar blues/white-collar weddings -- Slow down.
9780307266897 0307266893
2008053508
Families--History.--United States
HQ535 / .C416 2009
306.850973
The marriage-go-round : the state of marriage and the family in America today / Andrew J. Cherlin. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. - 271 p. : ill., map ; 25cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index.
How American family life is different -- The historical origins of the American pattern, 1650-1900 -- The rise of the companionate marriage, 1900-1960 -- The individualized marriage and the expressive divorce, 1960-2000 -- The American way of marriage -- The M-factor -- Blue-collar blues/white-collar weddings -- Slow down.
9780307266897 0307266893
2008053508
Families--History.--United States
HQ535 / .C416 2009
306.850973