Why Wed? Young Adults Talk About Sex, Love, and First Unions

Author: Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, David Popenoe Publisher: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Publication: National Marriage Project Document Date:                  1999 Category: Marriage > Philosophy of Marriage Related Categories: Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce Divorce and Remarriage > Remarriage Family Economics > Family Income Family Economics > Standard of Living Family Relations > Gender Differences and Roles Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Marital Status Family Transitions > Premarital Cohabitation Marriage > Marriage Sexuality > Premarital Sex Sexuality > Sexual Attitudes   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. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link