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The Marriage Paradox

Why Emerging Adults Love Marriage Yet Push it Aside

Brian J Willoughby author Spencer L James author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:3rd Aug '17

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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.

"An important and much-needed scholarly contribution on marriage in emerging adulthood. Conceptually guided and illustrated with interview data, a strong case is made for the marriage paradox in today's increasingly diverse landscape of romantic/sexual relationships and experiences. A must-read for scholars of close relationships in emerging adulthood!" -- Manfred H. M. van Dulmen, PhD, Kent State University "The authors effectively and concisely present the quantitative results, making them easily comprehensible. Quotes from participants are included throughout, supporting the qualitative findings, and communicating the complexity of relationships and marriage from the participants' perspectives...developmental psychologists will find that this book provides an in-depth look at an important issue that is rich with participants' perspectives." --PsycCRITIQUES

ISBN: 9780190296650

Dimensions: 155mm x 231mm x 13mm

Weight: 386g

266 pages