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The marriage paradox : why emerging adults love marriage yet push it aside

Willoughby, Brian J., author, James, Spencer Lyle, author

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\" Marriage has been declared dead by many scholars and the media. Marriage rates are dropping, divorce rates remain high, and marriage no longer enjoys the prominence it once held. Especially among young adults, marriage may seem like a relic of a distant past. Yet young adults continue to report that marriage is important to them, and they may not be abandoning marriage, as many would assume. The Marriage Paradox explores both national U.S. data and a smaller sample of emerging adults to find out how they really view marriage today. Interspersed with real stories and insight from emerging adults themselves, this book attempts to make sense of the increasingly paradoxical ways that young adults are thinking about marriage. The combination of national trends, statistical findings, and quotations from emerging adults makes for a deep exploration of why we see the marital trends of today, and why they may not actually represent emerging adults moving away from marriage. \"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Marriage Psychological aspects. / Young adults Attitudes. / Young adults Conduct of life. / PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child.
• ISBN: 9780190296650

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ734.W7569 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE