Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy

Table of contents

• Just Living Together - Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy *
• Title Page *
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• Acknowledgments xi
• I - What Are the Historical and Cross-Cultural Foundations of Cohabitation? 1
• 1 - Cohabitation in Western Europe: Trends, Issues, and Implications 3
• References *
• 2 - Contemporary Cohabitation: Food for Thought 33
• References *
• 3 - (re)envisioning Cohabitation: a Commentary on Race, History, and Culture 41
• References *
• II - What is the Role of Cohabitation in Contemporary North American Family Structure 51
• 4 - Cohabitation in Contemporary North America 53
• References 76
• 5 - What Are the Choices for Low-Income Families?: Cohabitation, Marriage, and Remaining Single 85
• References *
• 6 - What Mothers Teach, What Daughters Learn: Gender Mistrust and Self-Sufficiency Among Low-Income Women 97
• References 105
• 7 - The Impact of Cohabitation on the Family Life Course in Contemporary North America: Insights from Across the Border 107
• References 117
• III - What is the Long- and Short-Term Impact of Cohabitation on Child Well-Being? 119
• 8 - The Implications of Cohabitation for Children's Well-Being 121
• References *
• 9 - Cohabitation and Child Development 153
• References *
• 10 - Of Fathers and Pheromones: Implications of Cohabitation for Daughters' Pubertal Timing 161
• References 170
• 11 - Child Well-Being in Cohabiting Families 173
• References *
• IV - How Are Cohabiting Couples and Their Children Affected by Current Policies? What Policies Are Needed for These Individuals? 189
• 12 - Safety Net Programs, Marriage, and Cohabitation 191
• References *
• 13 - Federal Social Policy, Cohabitation, and Marriage 229
• References 236
• 14 - The Complexity of Tax and Transfer Program Rules Regarding Cohabitation: Challenges and Implications 237
• References *
• 15 - The Economic Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Cohabitants 247
• References 254
• 16 - What Does It Mean to Be “just Living Together” in the New Millennium? an Overview 255
• References *
• Author Index 273
• Subject Index 281

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