Overview: Provides an interdisciplinary approach.Includes a historical perspective.Examines a variety of types of couples and families.Covers program and policy implications.This provocative volume is comprised of psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives on couple dynamics, particularly gender dynamics, and the future of marriage. Featuring data on married, cohabitating, male/female, and same-sex couples, the authors of the book‘s chapters analyze the changing impacts of work, parenting, and the health benefits of marriage for men and women. Trajectories in the evolution toward
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