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Fathers, Marriage and the Law
This paper discusses married and unmarried fathers' attitudes towards marriage, cohabiting, and parenting, and also discusses their knowledge of the law as it pertains to the legal responsibilities of fatherhood.
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Marriage > Marriage
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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September 1999
Cohabitation, Separation, and Fatherhood
This paper investigates the roles of cohabiting fathers, the level of father involvement after a separation between a cohabiting couple, and popular views on cohabitation and marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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May 01, 2002
Cohabiting Parents' Experience of Relationships and Separation
This paper studies the cohabiting relationship, why people choose to cohabit, cohabiters' views on marriage, and the legal and parenting challenges cohabiting couples face after separation.
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Marriage > Marriage
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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April 01, 2000
Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability
This paper argues that religion serves to preserve marriage and sound moral judgement while discouraging social ills such as crime, divorce, cohabitation, suicide, out-of-wedlock births, and drug abuse.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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January 25, 1996
Encouraging Marriage and Discouraging Divorce
This paper describes initiatives, both government-based and private/religious, aimed at reducing divorce and encouraging strong marriages.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 26, 2001
The Necessity of Marriage
This paper addresses why marriage is important for the foundation of a healthy, stable society.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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October 20, 2003
History and Current Status of Divorce in the United States
This paper discusses the changes that have come about in family structure as a result of the “divorce revolution.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Marriage and Government: Strange Bedfellows?
This paper discusses the role that government should play in promoting marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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August 01, 2001
A Statewide Study of Premarital Risk Variables: Implications for Educators and Therapists
This paper analyzes a number of variables among premarital couples for the purpose of assisting in the formation of a premarital assessment instrument.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Family Institute
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February 28, 2003
Trends in Educational Assortative Marriage From 1940 to 2003
This study examines marriage patterns in the United States from 1940 to 2003 and documents an increasing trend towards spousal educational resemblance.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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California Center for Population Research
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July 6, 2005
The Significance of Nonmarital Cohabitation: Marital Status and Mental Health Benefits among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
This paper examines the psychological well-being of older adults who are either married or cohabiting.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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November 19-22, 2003
Union Formation Among Men in the U.S.: Does Having Prior Children Matter?
This paper looks at the relationship between parenthood status and men's union formation in the US.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Family Demographic Research
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2002
Race And Gender Differences In Attitudes Toward Marriage Success, Divorce, And Covenant Marriage Law Reform
This paper provides the results of a survey that questioned residents of the state of Louisiana about their perceptions of divorce and the value of the covenant marriage law, which enables couples to choose a more binding form of marital union that makes divorce difficult.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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June 2001
Born Again Adults Less Likely to Co-Habit, Just as Likely to Divorce
This article provides the results of a survey which examined the cohabitation, marriage, and divorce rates of born again and evangelical Christians.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Barna Group
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August 06, 2001
Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating, and Marriage
This study of young, unmarried men found that many are reluctant to marry due to the increasing acceptability of cohabitation which has been an important contributor to this increasing trend.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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2002
The State of Our Unions 2007: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This essay examines how the institution of marriage has lost some of its meaning in American family life today.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2007
The State of Our Unions 2005: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This report provides information on marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation, and family attitudes in America during 2005.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2005
The State of Our Unions 2002: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This paper addresses the state of marriage in America and how it has been affected by changing attitudes towards divorce, cohabitation, gender differences, financial stability, childbearing, and sex.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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June 01, 2002
Why Wed? Young Adults Talk About Sex, Love, and First Unions
This report looks at the results of a focus group study on attitudes towards marriage, cohabitation, and the related issues of gender roles, individual autonomy, premarital sex, and financial stabilty.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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1999
What's Happening to Marriage?
This paper reports on long-term trends that point to the weakening of the institution of marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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1999
Sex Without Strings, Relationships without Rings: Today's Young Singles Talk About Mating and Dating
This study found that, although most young people hope and expect to enter into a lasting marriage, in reality their dating culture does not lay the foundations for this.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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2000
Ignoring Teens' Romantic Lives
In this paper the author argues for replacing sex education with comprehensive relationship education.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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June 01, 2003
On the Future of Marriage
This paper looks at the current state of marriage in North America and suggests ways to restore a marriage-based society.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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2001
Increasing Marriage will Dramatically Reduce Child Poverty
Using information from the Fragile Families Study, this paper seeks to explain the relationship between marriage, economic status, and the reduction of child poverty.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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May 20, 2003
Marriage and Welfare Reform: The Overwhelming Evidence that Marriage Education Works
This article looks at the effects of the 1996 welfare reform law to strengthen and increase the number of two-parent families in the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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October 25, 2002
Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper investigates the effect that educational attainment has on people's decisions about marriage and childbearing, as well as on their risk of experiencing a divorce.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
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June 01, 2002
The Risk of Divorce as a Barrier to Marriage
This paper reviews factors that elevate the risk of divorce among married couples and demonstrates that unmarried parents who perceive their risk of divorce to be high are more likely to delay or decide against marriage than those whose perceived risk of divorce is lower.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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2007
Marriage Following the Birth of a Child Among Cohabiting and Visiting Parents
This paper examines factors that affect the likelihood that unmarried parents will marry after the birth of their child.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 01, 2004
Marital Status and Quality in Middle-Aged Women: Associations With Levels and Trajectories of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
This study compares cardiovascular risk profiles of women who are married or cohabiting and who had a high relationship satisfaction with those of women with moderate or low satisfaction and with women who are single or divorced.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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American Psychology Association
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September 2003
Marriage and Cohabitation in the United States: A Statistical Portrait Based on Cycle 6 (2002) of the National Survey of Family Growth
This report provides an overview of marital and cohabiting relationships in the United States among men and women aged 15–44 in 2002, by a variety of characteristics.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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National Centre for Health Statistics
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February 2010
Prayer and Marital Intervention: A Conceptual Framework
This article offers a framework which would integrate prayer into marital interventions.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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National Institutes of Health
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September 1, 2008
The Psychological Benefits of Marriage
This report explores findings that show that married people tend to have a greater sense of psychological wellbeing than non married people and explores why marriage is related to lower levels of depression.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Maxim Institute
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March 2007
Made For Children Why the Institution of Marriage has Special Status
This paper examines the impact of the married bioligical parent family structure on child development.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Iona Institute
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01/01/2010
Marriage Decline in America
This paper reports on the declining rates of marriage in America and emphasizes the negative impact this has on children.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The National Marriage Project
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May 22, 2001
Can Kids Get Smart About Marriage? A Veteran Teacher Reviews Some Leading Marriage and Relationship Education Programs
This paper, commissioned by the National Marriage Project, outlines different marriage education programs that are currently in use.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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National Marriage Project
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2000
Epidemiology of Divorce
This article discusses the history of marriage, divorce and remarriage in the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Do Good Partners Make Good Parents? Relationship Quality and Parenting in Married and Unmarried Families
This study demonstrates that positive mother-father relationships are associated with higher quality parent-child relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised November 2006
Young People's Access to Home Ownership
This paper examines the characteristics of Canadians aged 25-39 who are most likely to own a home.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Statistics Canada
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October 23, 2007
Abstract
This paper investigates the stability of cohabiting versus married relationships, and finds that premarital cohabitation increases marital instability as well as the risk of separation and divorce.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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March 13, 2003
It's All in the Past: Exploring the Repercussions of Parents' Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of their Children
This study looks at parental union status before and after the birth of a child in order to determine the likelihood of parental separation.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
Does Marriage Improve a Cohabiting Relationship?
This paper explores the impact of marriage on cohabiting relationships and finds that, overall, marriage is beneficial for cohabiting couples.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2001
The Same-Sex Marriage Reference in Context: Recent Developments and Concerns
This article briefly traces the road to the redefinition of marriage, providing analysis of and commentary on both the Supreme Court's answer to 3 of the 4 questions referred to it by Parliament and the Parliamentary Civil Marriage Act.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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October 20, 2006
Marriage on Trial: Why We Must Privilege and Burden the Traditional Marriage Bond
In this speach, the author discusses the legal and social challenges to the traditional institution of marriage that have come from advocates of common-law and homosexual relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Howard Center
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June 12, 2003
Redefining Marriage? A Case for Caution
This paper examines the ongoing same-sex marriage debate in Canada and includes a discussion of the history of this debate, past court cases, and existing legislation.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law and Culture
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February 12, 2003
Strengthening Couples and Marriage in Low-Income Communities
This paper discusses the importance of and challenges to promoting marriage in low-income communities, with a particular focus on the situation among urban African-Americans.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Resource Center on Couples and Marriage Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy
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2002
The Role of the Federal Government in Strengthening Marriage
This paper discusses the historical and current relationship between the federal government and marriage and examines the debates surrounding this relationship.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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2002
For Richer or Poorer? Marriage as an Anti-Poverty Strategy in the United States
This paper provides a critique of policies that promote marriage as a route to economic stability for single mothers.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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July 01, 2003
The Changing Role of Education in the Marriage Market: Assortative Marriage in Canada and the United States Since the 1970s
This study explores the role of education in marriage partner selection.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Statistics Canada
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May 2007
Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors: As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public Is Concerned About Social Impact
This national survey by the Pew Research Centre assesses American's attitudes and behaviours in regards to childbearing and family life.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Pew Research Center
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July 1, 2007
“His” and “Her” Marriage Expectations: Determinants and Consequences
This study looks at unwed parents' expectation that they will marry and at the effect these expectations have on the likelihood that they will actually marry.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised May 2004
An Economic Assessment of Same-Sex Marriage Laws
This paper examines the economics of same-sex marriage and concludes that a "one size fits all" model for heterosexual and homosexual marriages may prove economically inefficient.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Inc.
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2006
Abstract
This paper is an international review of social science research on polygamy and legal trends.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Status of Women Canada
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November 2005
How Will Welfare Reform Affect Childbearing and Family Structure Decisions?
This paper provides evidence that reforms to the welfare system have been moderately successful both in encouraging marriage and in discouraging divorce, avoidance of child support, living separately from relatives, and childbearing while unmarried or on welfare.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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October 2001
Then Comes Marriage?: Religion, Race and Marriage in Urban America
This paper examines the role that religious institutions play in encouraging new, unmarried parents to choose marriage rather than single parenthood.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Religious Inquiry Across the Disciplines
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2006
WHY CONGRESS SHOULD IGNORE RADICAL FEMINIST OPPOSITION TO MARRIAGE
This article provides a historical review of feminism, as well as relevant research on marriage and family, ...
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 16, 2003
Beyond Marriage Licenses: Efforts in States to Strengthen Marriage and Two-Parent Families - A State-by-State Snapshot
This report provides a state-by-state review of government programs that have been implemented since the mid-1990s to promote and strengthen marriages and lower divorce rates.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 01, 2004
Australian Social Trends 1994: Religion - Special Feature: Religion and Marriage
This article looks at the influence of religion on marriage ceremonies, and the role of religious affiliation in marital relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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February 22, 2001
Strengthening Couples and Marriage in Low-Income Communities
This paper examines characteristics of the poor and looks at how these factors are influencing the declining marriage rate of low income couples.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center on Law and Social Policy
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2002
Marriage In America: A Report to the Nation
This paper explores the state of marriage in th US and finds that it is rapidly deteriorating and, as a result, children are suffering.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for American Values
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1995
Marriage-Plus
This paper discusses the current debate concerning the government's interest in promoting marriage as a solution to many societal problems.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 08, 2002
The Divorced and Who Divorces?
This paper looks at the background and characteristics of the divorced population in Britain in order to better understand the breakdown of marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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May 1998
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Family and Faith: The Roots of Prosperity, Stability and Freedom
This paper addresses the state of the family and discusses issues such as marriage, divorce, child abuse, cohabitation, poverty, and the impact of family structure on children.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 21, 2000
Interethnic Marriages and Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
This paper explores the hypothesis that interethnic marriages have an effect on the economic assimilation of immigrants into the labour force in the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2004
What Do Social Scientists Know About the Benefits of Marriage? A Review of Quantitative Methodologies
This paper describes theoretical models and statistical techniques that are used to determine and analyse the effects of marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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January 2004
How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence
This paper reviews existing literature pertaining to the significant health benefits associated with marriage and marriage-like relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2005
The New Chronology of Union Formation: Strategies for Measuring Changing Pathways
This paper examines changing patterns of dating, courtship and union formation in the United States and discusses factors that contribute to these changes.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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November 2003
Verbal/Symbolic Aggression in Couples: Incidence Rates and Relationships to Personal Characteristics
This article discusses the prevalence, duration, and causes of verbal and symbolic aggression between intimate partners.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Journal of Marriage and the Family
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May 1992
Married and Poor: Basic Characteristics of Economically Disadvantaged Couples in the U.S.
Using existing research and surveys, this paper presents statistics relating to the formation, duration, quality, and characteristics of marriage among low-income couples in the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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MDRC
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July 2004
What Is “Healthy Marriage”? Defining the Concept
This research brief discusses such characteristics of healthy marriage as marital satisfaction, communication, and commitment.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Child Trends
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September 2004
Covert Contraceptive Use: Prevalence, Motivations, and Consequences
This paper examines the prevalence of, reasons for, and outcomes of women's contraceptive use without their husband's knowledge in Zambia.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Council
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December 1998
Wage Work and Marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian Working Women
This paper examines values and attitudes concerning the competing roles of marriage and work among young Egyptian working women.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Council
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2003
Marriage In Canada
This poll asked 1310 married individuals extensive questions about their interactions with their spouse and satisfaction with their marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Ipsos-Reid
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March 01, 2003
The Demography of Sexual Behaviour
This paper attempts to understand sexual behaviours in America and how sexual practices are shaping society.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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1994
Transitions to Caregiving, Marital Disagreement, and Psychological Well-Being
This paper discusses the psychological effects of being a caregiver and how the individual's adjustment to caregiving affects marital discord.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Demography and Ecology
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2003
Marriage in Transition: Evidence on Age, Education, and Assets in Six Developing Countries
This paper examines trends in the educational attainment, age, and assets of individuals who are getting married in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, the Phillippines, and South Africa.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Council
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2003
Positive Expectations in the Early Years of Marriage: Should Couples Expect the Best or Brace for the Worst?
This paper examines the role that expectations play in contributing to couples' reports of marital quality and satisfaction.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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American Psychological Association
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2004
A Literature Review on the Effectiveness of Marriage Education
This paper studies the form, function, and effectiveness of marriage education courses and programs by briefly examining relevant literature and research.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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September 01, 1999
Women’s Sexual Control within Conjugal Union: Implications for HIV/AIDS Infection and Control in a Metropolitan City
This study, conducted in Lagos, Nigeria, examines women's control over sexual relations within marriage and the implications of this for the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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March 01, 2005
Efficiency in Marriage
This paper examines the extent to which bargaining between marital partners is effective and results in efficient outcomes.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Center for Research on Families
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October 2002
Marriage and the City
This paper explores the role of the city in providing single people with access to large numbers of potential marriage partners.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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February 2005
Changes in Intergenerational Relationships Across the Life Course
This paper examines the extent to which the parent-child relationship is affected by children's maturation to adulthood, marriage, childbearing, and/or divorce.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Studies Center
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April 1995
Marriage on the Public Policy Agenda: What Do Policy Makers Need to Know from Research?
This paper discusses the declining rates of marriage in the United States, some major reasons for this decline, and the implications of these changing family structures for the children involved.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Studies Center
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March 2004
Cohabitation, Marriage, and Non-Marital Fertility
This paper demonstrates that increasing trends of delayed marriage, marital disruption, and cohabitation place unprecedented numbers of women at risk of non-marital childbearing.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Research Center
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May 1997
Marital Status Stability, Marital Transitions, and Health: A Life Course Perspective
This paper examines the effect of marital status continuity and change on an individual's physical health and well-being, and finds that these effects vary considerably according to an individual's gender and age.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Research Center
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2001
Religious Participation Over the Early Life Course: Age and Family Life Cycle Effects on Church Membership
This paper identifies factors which influence church membership among young adults, including age, family formation and attitudes towards marriage and family.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Research Center, University of Chicago
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July 1994
An Economic Perspective on Sex, Marriage and the Family in Contemporary United States
This paper suggests that marriage and the family remain economically beneficial institutions for many people, thus their demise is not likely to occur in the near future.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Population Research Center
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July 2003
Losing Our Grip on Marriage
This article outlines the changes in the definition, role and structure of marriage since 1850.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Maxim Institute
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Autumn 2001
Marriage: One Man, One Woman
This paper explores the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and offers support for the preservation of this definition ...
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Family Research Council
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2005
Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths After Earning a Bachelor's Degree
This report examines the choices that men and women make regarding marriage, parenthood, employment and graduate school following the completion of a bachelor's degree.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2001
Cohabitation, Marriage and Union Stability: Preliminary Findings from NSFH2
This paper examines popular attitudes towards sex, relationships, and non-marital childbearing, as well as trends in cohabitation and the stability of cohabiting versus married relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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May 1995
The Declining Significance of Marriage: Changing Family Life in the United States
This paper looks at the impact of divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation on the living arrangements of children in the US.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1995
Families in Britain
This paper examines changes in family structure and function in Britain, including a discussion of adoption, single-parenthood, marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Family Policy Studies Centre
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October 1995
Strengths in Families: Accentuating the Positive
This paper explores the definition, state, structure, and function of the family, as well as variations on the traditional family unit, including a discussion of stepfamilies, marriage relationships, and homosexual parenting.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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1998
The World Still Revolves Around Families
This paper discusses the findings of a 1999 international poll which reported that, overall, the world's population values marriage, children and the family.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Maxim Institute
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Autumn 2002
Does Divorce Make People Happy? Findings from a Study of Unhappy Marriages
This study investigates the assumption that divorced people are happier than those who remain in unhappy marriages.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for American Values
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2002
Economic Pressure in Rural Families: Couple Interactions that Reduce Risk for Emotional Distress and Marital Instability
This research aims to discover potential strategies for reducing the adverse consequences of economic hardship on marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program
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August 1995
Twenty Years of Marriage
According to this paper, the marriage rate in Canada is on the decline due to a number of factors, such as growing acceptance and practice of common-law relationships, divorce, and pre-marital sex.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Statistics Canada
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Autumn 1996
The White Picket Fence Dream: Effects of Assets on the Choice of Family Union
This paper seeks to determine what, if any, relationship exists between an individual's housing and financial status and his or her transition into a cohabiting or marital union.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Families
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March 17, 2005
Where is Government Taking the Family?
This article investigates recent marriage, parenting and same-sex legislation in New Zealand, specifically the Family Commissions Bill and the Care of Children Bill.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Maxim Institute
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Spring 2003
Diversity Among Unmarried Parents: Human Capital, Attitudes, and Relationship Quality (The Importance of Marriage Expectations)
This paper examines differences between married and unmarried parents, as well as differences among unmarried couples, to determine what factors are important in predicting marriage potential.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised October 2002
Teenage Expectations and Desires about Family Formation in the United States
This paper presents the results of a study that investigated high school seniors' attitudes, desires, and expectations concerning marriage, childbearing, and unwed parenthood.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington
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2004
Is Teen Marriage a Solution?
This paper suggests that marriage is often not the best option for pregnant teens.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 2002
Career Choice, Marriage-Timing, and the Attraction of Unequals
This paper examines possible reasons for the under-representation of women in "high-powered" employment positions.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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April 2005
Cross-Cultural Marriages
This paper examines the prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of marriages in the Netherlands in which at least one of the partners was born outside of the Netherlands.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Statistics Netherlands, Department of Population
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December 1999
The Role of Income in Marriage and Divorce Transitions among Young Americans
This paper demonstrates that income plays an important role in couples' decisions concerning marriage and divorce in the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 3, 2002
Institutional Arrangements and Life Course Outcomes: The Interrelations between Cohabitation, Marriage and First Birth in Germany and Sweden
This paper compares the connection between type of first union - cohabitation or marriage - and first childbirth in Germany and Sweden.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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June 2002
Cohabitation, Marriage, First Birth: The Interrelationship of Family Formation Events in Spain
This paper explores the strong correlation between union formation and first birth in Spain.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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November 2001
Proposed Reforms of Marital Institutions
This paper makes several proposals about reforming marriage and the family.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The University of Chicago
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May 2000
Leaving Home in Europe: The Experience of Cohorts Born around 1960
This paper discusses the diverse patterns of home leaving among European men and women in sixteen countries.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 2001
Measure and Dynamics of Marriage Squeezes: From Baby Boom to Baby Bust in Italy
This paper examines the dynamics and characteristics of the marriage market in Italy from 1969 to 1995, a period encompassing both a baby boom and later a baby "bust.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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February 2001
The Impact of Union Formation Dynamics on First Births in West Germany and Italy: Are There Signs of Convergence?
This paper examines the changing relationship between union formation and the transition to parenthood in West Germany and Italy.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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October 2000
Marriage à la Mode: Answering the Advocates of Gay Marriage
This paper discusses and counters the demand for homosexual marriage in Canada.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law and Culture
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2003
Education and Union Formation as Simultaneous Processes in Italy and Spain
This paper examines the interrelationship between education and marriage in Spain and Italy.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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July 2003
Who Marries Whom? Educational Homogamy in Norway
This article studies trends in marital homogamy in Norway by analysing four cohorts born between 1900 and 1949.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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January 09, 2003
Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
This report uses data from national surveys to provide a comprehensive comparison of mothers and fathers on more than 40 indicators of parenting, family formation, and fertility.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Child Trends
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July 09, 2002
Roles of Couples' Relationship Skills and Fathers' Employment in Encouraging Marriage
This paper looks at the factors which contribute to healthy marriages among low-income couples, who were unmarried when their child was born, but have since married.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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December 06, 2004
Thinking of Getting Married?: Same Sex Couples Win the Right to Marry in Ontario
This document summarizes: 1) the Ontario Court of Appeal decision to grant couples of the same sex the rights to marry, 2) the federal government's reaction to the court of appeal decision, and 3) the implications of that decision on homosexual marriages.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Nelligan O'Brien Payne
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June 19, 2003
Family Disintegration and the Retreat from Common Sense
This document discusses the church’s reaction to family disintegration in the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Christian Institute
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1995
Why Marriages Last: A Discussion of the Literature
This paper discusses the existing literature on the factors that contribute to creating a lasting marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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July 01, 2002
Seeking and Giving Emotional Care: When is Marriage a Safe Haven for Working Parents
This paper discusses the many time demands that working parents face, and suggests that their marital relationship often suffers because they are not able to make enough time for each other.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 2001
High Hopes But Even Higher Expectations: The Retreat From Marriage Among Low-Income Couples
This paper looks at unmarried parents' attitudes towards marriage and the likelihood that they will marry by the time their child is a year old.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2003
The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility: What do we Know and What do we Need to Know?
This paper discusses the conflicting findings of different studies that have examined the impact of welfare on marriage and fertility.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 1997
Australian Social Trends 1997: Family - Family Formation: Age at First Marriage
This document explores trends and changes in the ages of Australian couples at their first marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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December 21, 2000
The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts
These charts highlight how the decline of marriage affects children and adults compared with the numerous benefits that marriage offers.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 01, 2002
Do Children Make a Marriage Unhappy?
This article critiques the perception that having children decreases marital satisfaction.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Brigham Young University
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July 01, 2000
In Support of Low-Income Working Families: State Policies and Local Program Innovations in the Era of Welfare Reform
This paper assesses current state-led initiatives and programs and their effectiveness at providing affordable childcare, family loans, health and unemployment insurance, and earnings supplements to keep families off welfare and out of poverty.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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February 01, 2003
“Just Get Me to the Church…”: Assessing Policies to Promote Marriage among Fragile Families
This paper assesses the effectiveness of several strategies designed to promote marriage among unwed parents.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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February 01, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at Public Role in Private Lives
This paper explores the government's use of welfare reform as a means of promoting and strengthening the institution of marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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The George Washington University
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February 15, 2002
Assortative Mating of the Divorced and the Never Married, 1970-1988
This paper examines the extent to which divorced and never-married people marry individuals with a similar marital history to their own.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for Social Research
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March 27, 2003
Support From Both Parents
This paper looks at the need for both parents in single-parent families to financially support their children.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Children's Defense Fund
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October 01, 2002
Is it Money or Marriage That Keeps People Alive?
This study examines the relative impact of marriage and income on longevity.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Warwick University Department of Economics
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August 01, 2002
EGALE Canada v. Attorney General of Canada
This 2001 case looks at whether the definition of marriage, which prohibits same-sex marriage, is contrary to the Charter of Rights and freedoms.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Canadian Legal Information Institute
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October 02, 2001
The Verdict on Cohabitation vs. Marriage
This article looks at the benefits of marriage over cohabitation.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Brigham Young University
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2001
Marriage and Public Policy: What Can Government Do?
This report provides recommendations for government policies and programs that would help to reduce out-of-wedlock childbearing and prevent unnecessary divorce.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for American Values
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April 16, 2002
Halpern et al v. Attorney General of Canada et al
This document states the judicial decision on whether the exclusion of same-sex couples from the traditional and common law definition of marriage breaches ss. 2(a) or 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of ...
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
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June 10, 2003
The Lone-Parent Trap: How the Welfare System Discourages Marriage
Using a variety of case studies, this paper examines the impact of the current British welfare system, and attempts to determine why marriage rates are low among the poor.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Civitas: The Institute for the Study of Civil Society
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May 01, 2002
Profiling Canada's Families II
This document contains comprehensive and detailed information pertaining to the contemporary Canadian family.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Vanier Institute of the Family
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1998
Slim Majority (54%) Support Same-Sex Marriage: Canadians Split on Next Steps
Shortly after the June 2003 Supreme Court ruling which declared the traditional definition of marriage to be unconstitutional, this Ipsos-Reid poll found that a slim majority of Canadians support same-sex marriages.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Ipsos-Reid
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June 13, 2003
Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr. Right: College Women on Dating and Mating Today
This paper presents the findings of a survey of college women's attitudes towards dating, sexuality, and marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for American Values
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2001
Can Government Strengthen Marriage: Evidence from the Social Sciences
This paper explores how and why the government should implement public policies that support the institution of marriage and work towards the reduction of divorce and unmarried childbearing.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Institute for American Values
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2004
Teen Relationships Study: TeenTalk on Parents, Marriage and Sex
This paper discusses both the significant role of parents in the lives of adolescents, and the views of teenagers on sex, marriage and relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Families Northwest
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February 01, 2001
Student Loans and the Retreat from Family: A Modest Proposal
In this paper the authors argue that high levels of student debt are causing students to delay marriage and childbearing.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Family Research Council
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May 14, 2003
Cohabitation and Divorce Across Nations and Generations
This paper assesses the extent to which parental separation or divorce during childhood affects adulthood relational outcomes.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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March 01, 2003
Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Family Research Council
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August 01, 2002
Cleaning Up Their Act: The Impacts of Marriage and Cohabitation on Licit and Illicit Drug Use
This paper examines the impact of marriage or cohabitation on the risk behaviours of young adults, such as binge drinking, smoking, and marijuana consumption.
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Category:
Marriage > Marriage
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Northwestern University
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August 25, 2003
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