The Declining Significance of Marriage: Changing Family Life in the United States

Author: Larry L. Bumpass Publisher: Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison Publication: A National Survey of Families and Households Document Date:                  1995 Category: Family Structure > Definition of Family Related Categories: Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Household Characteristics Family Structure > Marital Status Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Marriage > Definition of Marriage Marriage > Marriage   This paper looks at the impact of divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation on the living arrangements of children in the US. It also discusses the changing definition of family, focusing on the implications of cohabitation and the declining significance of marriage. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link