Hindin, Michelle; Thornton, Arland; Thomson, Elizabeth; Bachrach, Christine; Waite, Linda J.

The Ties That Bind : Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(2) The Changing Shape of Ties That Bind: An Overview and Synthesis 3(16) Christine Bachrach Michelle J. Hindin Elizabeth Thomson I. Trends in Marriage and Cohabitation Recent Trends and Differentials in Marriage and Cohabitation: The United States 19(21) R. Kelly Raley European Perspectives on Union Formation 40(19) Kathleen Kiernan Historical Trends in Marriage Formation: The United States 1850-1990 59(32) Catherine A. Fitch Steven Ruggles II. Perspectives on How Unions Are Formed The Evolutionary Psychology of Marriage and Divorce 91(20) Martin Daly Margo I. Wilson Theorizing Marriage 111(15) Robert A. Pollak Toward a New Home Socioeconomics of Union Formation 126(21) Andrew J. Cherlin III. Values, Attitudes, and Norms about Marriage The Transformation in the Meaning of Marriage 147(19) William G. Axinn Arland Thornton Marital Values and Expectations in Context: Results from a 21-City Survey 166(22) M. Belinda Tucker Ethnicity, Immigration, and Beliefs about Marriage as a ``Tie That Binds'' 188(24) R. S. Oropesa Bridget K. Gorman Values and Living Arrangements: A Recursive Relationship 212(15) Guy Moors Religion as a Determinant of Entry into Cohabitation and Marriage 227(26) Evelyn L. Lehrer A Typology of Processes of Commitment to Marriage: Why Do Partners Commit to Problematic Relationship? 253(30) Catherine A. Surra Christine R. Gray IV. Economics, Role Specialization, and the Returns to Marriage The Continuing Importance of Men's Economic Position in Marriage Formation 283(19) Valerie Kincade Oppenheimer Female Wages, Male Wages, and the Economic Model of Marriage: The Basic Evidence 302(18) Robert A. Moffitt Marriage, the Costs of Children, and Gender Inequality 320(23) Paula England Understanding the Distribution of Housework between Husbands and Wives 343(13) Beth Anne Shelton On the Determination of Wages: Does Marriage Matter? 356(12) Jeffrey S. Gray Michel J. Vanderhart Trends in Men's and Women's Well-Being in Marriage 368(25) Linda J. Waite Index 393