Cohabitation, Marriage and the Law: Social Change and Legal Reform in the 21st Century

by Alison Park, Simon Duncan, Anne Barlow, et al.

Unmarried heterosexual cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain and over a quarter of children are now born to unmarried cohabiting parents. This is not just an important change in the way we live in modern Britain; it is also a political and theoretical marker. Some commentators see cohabitation as evidence of selfish individualism and the breakdown of the family, while others see it as just a less institutionalised way in which people express...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841134333
• ISBN13: 9781841134338
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"