Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Chapter 1. How Households Differ from Families 1
5. Chapter 2. Household Formation and Dissolution in a Liberal Society 10
6. Chapter 3. The Predominant Strategy: Consorting with Intimates 27
7. Chapter 4. A Historical Overview of Household Forms 35
8. Chapter 5. Are the Household Forms that Endure Necessarily Best? 46
9. Chapter 6. Choosing Which of a Household’s Participants Should Serve as Its Owners 60
10. Chapter 7. The Mixed Blessings of Joining with Others 76
11. Chapter 8. Order without Law in an Ongoing Household 92
12. Chapter 9. The Challenge of Unpacking the Household 128
13. Appendix A: Data on Intentional Communities 137
14. Appendix B: Data on Co-housing Communities 145
15. Notes 147
16. Works Cited 199
17. Index 237