Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1. The Continuing Transformation of Marriage in America 1
6. 2. Stability and Change in Marital Quality 36
7. 3. Rising Individualism and Demographic Change 70
8. 4. Who Benefited from the Rise of Dual-Earner Marriage— and Who Did Not? 97
9. 5. Changing Gender Relations in Marriage 140
10. 6. Social Integration, Religion, and Attitudes toward Lifelong Marriage 175
11. 7. How Our Most Important Relationships Are Changing 204
12. 8. Implications for Theory, Future Research, and Social Policy 234
13. Appendix 1: Study Methodology 265
14. Appendix 2: Tables 277
15. References 293
16. Index 309