The marriage-go-round : the state of marriage and the family in America today / Andrew J. Cherlin.

By:

Cherlin, Andrew J, 1948-

Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 271 p. : ill., map ; 25cmISBN:

9780307266897
0307266893

Subject(s):

Families -- United States -- History

DDC classification:

306.850973 22

LOC classification:

HQ535 .C416 2009

Online resources:

Contents:

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index.

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