The role of cohabitation in family formation: The United States in comparative perspective
The role of cohabitation in family formation: The United States in comparative perspective
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DOI：
10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00088.x
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
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6
通讯作者：
Timberlake, JM
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作者：
Heuveline, P;Timberlake, JM
在美国，非婚同居的流行率正在稳步上升。在评估这种新的生活安排对家庭形成的贡献时，分析家们主要依赖于同居者和非同居者之间的比较。我们通过比较美国和16个工业化国家来补充这一调查路线。我们首先确定六个概念上不同的理想类型的同居家庭的形成。然后，我们提出了经验指标来区分不同的理想类型，并估计这些指标的值为17个国家。我们的研究结果表明，虽然一些国家符合一个理想的类型对应的经验模式，在美国的同居是更难的特点。
The prevalence of nonmarital cohabitation is steadily increasing in the United States. In evaluating the contribution of this new living arrangement to family formation, analysts have relied primarily on comparisons between individuals who cohabit and those who do not. We complement this line of inquiry by comparing the United States and 16 industrialized nations. We first identify six conceptually distinct ideal types of cohabitation with respect to family formation. We then propose empirical indicators to distinguish between the different ideal types, and estimate the values of these indicators for each of the 17 nations. Our findings indicate that although a number of countries fit an empirical pattern corresponding to one ideal type, cohabitation in the United States is more difficult to characterize.