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Marriage-Lite
The Rise of Cohabitation and its Consequences

By Patricia Morgan
December 2000
Institute for the Study of Civil Society
ISBN: 1903386047
118 pages
$15.95 paper original


This book conclusively shows that marriage and cohabitation are essentially different, and one does not necessarily lead to the other; moreover, cohabitation relationships are fragile and always more likely to break up than marriages, regardless of age or income levels. Contents include: Troubled Relationships. The Outcomes for Children. Living Down to Expectations. Afraid To Love Without A Net. Why Discriminate Against Cohabitation? The Meaning of Marriage.

Sociology