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Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas: Geo-Historical Legacies and New Trends
. Ed(S): Esteve Palos, Albert; Lesthaeghe, Ron J.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Esteve Palos, Albert; Lesthaeghe, Ron J. Num Pages: 291 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
This open access book presents an innovative study of the rise of unmarried cohabitation in the Americas, from Canada to Argentina. Using an extensive sample of individual census data for nearly all countries on the continent, it offers a cross-national, comparative view of this recent demographic trend and its impact on the family. The book offers a tour of the historical legacies and regional heterogeneity in unmarried cohabitation, covering: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean region, Brazil, and the Southern Cone. It also explores the diverse meanings of cohabitation from a cross-national perspective and examines the theoretical ... Read more
This open access book presents an innovative study of the rise of unmarried cohabitation in the Americas, from Canada to Argentina. Using an extensive sample of individual census data for nearly all countries on the continent, it offers a cross-national, comparative view of this recent demographic trend and its impact on the family. The book offers a tour of the historical legacies and regional heterogeneity in unmarried cohabitation, covering: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean region, Brazil, and the Southern Cone. It also explores the diverse meanings of cohabitation from a cross-national perspective and examines the theoretical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319314402
SKU
V9783319314402
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About . Ed(S): Esteve Palos, Albert; Lesthaeghe, Ron J.
Albert Esteve Palós, demographer and researcher, is director of Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED – Centre for Demographic Studies) and associate professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). With a degree in Geography he also has a PhD in Demography from the UAB with a thesis titled Nomenclàtor del Censo de Població i la seva aplicació a l'estudi del poblament ... Read more
Reviews for Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas: Geo-Historical Legacies and New Trends
“The authors carefully and methodically examined causes and effects over time, yielding invaluable information about the choices couples make. … Readable maps and graphs efficiently yield spatial and temporal patterns. Chapter bibliographies are rich and valuable, providing further background and insights to a better understanding of society across the Americas. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (L. Yacher, Choice, ... Read more