This blog is a foray into some of the most personal yet politically and socially controversial topics of our time: family. Through a sociological perspective, we explore questions concerning the definition, history and dynamics of the family in North America. Main topics and questions in this blog are guided by a graduate-level seminar in Sociology of the Family at McGill University taught by Professor Anna-Liisa Aunio.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

An Article about Marriage and Cohabitation

Today this article appeared in the NYTimes about marriage and cohabitation rates in the United States. It also makes some interesting points about perceptions of marriage and cohabitation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/us/29marriage.html?_r=1&hp
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  1. UnknownOctober 3, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Samantha:
    Many thanks for this. This article importantly contrasts the capital (e.g. resources), ideological, and historical debates surrounding family and marriage. Wow, marriage is for buying a house and having kids? Explain why many don't?

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