Scientific study of marital satisfaction attracted widespread attention in the 1990s from
scholars representing diverse orientations and goals. This article highlights key conceptual …

Résumé Cet article présente un aperçu des recherches dans le domaine de la fécondité
réalisées dans les sociétés dites avancées, c'est-à-dire les sociétés dans lesquelles le …

In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-
generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities …

A groundbreaking look at marriage, one of the most basic and universal of all human
institutions, which reveals the emotional, physical, economic, and sexual benefits that …

This paper documents increasing cohabitation in the United States, and the implications of
this trend for the family lives of children. The stability of marriage-like relationships (including …

Social scientists have long relied on a wide range of tools to collect information about the
social world, but as individual fields have become more specialised, researchers are trained …

Contrary to the view of some academics that the family in America is not declining but just
changing, the thesis of this article is that family decline since 1960 has been extraordinarily …

The present study shows that long-term, low-quality marriages have significant negative
effects on overall well-being. We utilize a nationally representative longitudinal study with a …

This completely updated second edition presents an integrated, multidisciplinary account of
children's experiences of divorce from historical, cultural and demographic perspectives …

A vast literature addresses the correlates of marital stability, but little is known about what
unites cohabiting partners over time. Although a specialized division of labor might increase …