Case for Marriage Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier and Better off Financially by Maggie Gallagher, LindaWaite Published 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-16553-3, ISBN: 1-299-16553-2
The Case for Marriage Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier and Better off Financially by LindaWaite, Maggie Gallagher Unbound, 256 Pages, Published 2002 by Broadway Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-1086-6, ISBN: 0-7679-1086-9
"Rick has been living with Bonnie for two years. “I'm totally monogamous," he says
. “In the abstract, we say that monogamy is not something we're really suited to.
We should be able to have relationships with other people that might enrich
yourself and our relationship together.” Bonnie, who had “started to think it [her
and Rick's bond] was a long-term monogamous relationship,” had an affair when
Rick told her to stop thinking of t ..."
"Marriage is on the decline in the United States and in virtually every other country in the industrialized world. Yet at the same time as marriage rates are declining, it is clearer than ever that marriage matters to Americans. Those who do marry report better health, higher incomes, more sexual satisfaction, and higher levels of well being than those who are single. This volume was organized to review and assess the scientific e ..."
The Case for Marriage Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off Financially by Linda J. Waite, Maggie Gallagher Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2001 by Broadway Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-0632-6, ISBN: 0-7679-0632-2
"The wages of the married are high, commitment is good for the libido, and, despite 30 years of arguments to the contrary, happiness may just depend on reciting the wedding vow, according to Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher. After sifting through the evidence and conducting their own studies, the authors conclude that marriage is beneficial and transformational, and that neither cohabitation nor swinging singledom are all they're cracked ..."
The Case for Marriage(1st Edition) Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better off Financially by Linda J. Waite, Maggie Gallagher Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Doubleday ISBN-13: 978-0-385-50085-2, ISBN: 0-385-50085-8
"A groundbreaking look at the most basic and universal of all human institutions, this authoritative and provocative book reveals the benefits-emotional, physical, economic, and sexual-that marriage brings to individuals and society as a whole. Everyone knows that we are experiencing an epidemic of divorce; rates of single-parenthood and unmarried cohabitation are skyrocketing while marriage rates continue to decline. Yet 93% of American ..."
"Despite the fact that most parents are employed, how work affects the lives and well-being of parents and their children remains relatively unexplored. Drawing on a recent study of 500 dual-career families in 8 communities across the U.S., this book focuses on how families achieve or fail to attain work-life balance. With its rich diversity of data, findings, and commentary from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, the book provides ..."
New Families, No Families?(Reprint) The Transformation of the American Home (Studies in Demography) by Frances K. Goldscheider, Linda J. Waite Paperback, 356 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-08305-9, ISBN: 0-520-08305-9
"Is the American family a thing of the past? Almost anyone can tell a story that illustrates how dramatically things have changed in the past decades. Nonmarriage, childlessness and divorce are commonplace. Most children leave their parents' home and live for increasing periods before marriage as independent adults. But there are also signs of strengths. Some parents play more equal roles, both financially and in coping with household ta ..."
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Connecting well-being with biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
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"Despite the fact that most parents are employed, how work affects the lives and well-being of parents and their children remains relatively unexplored. Drawing on a recent study of 500 dual-career families in 8 communities across the U.S., this book focuses on how families achieve or fail to attain work-life balance. With its rich diversity of data, findings, and commentary from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, the book provides ..."
"Is marriage an endangered institution in America? Does America's high divorce rate represent a danger to the lives of American children? These are some of the questions explored in this path-breaking volume of essays. The contributors to Marriage in America, inspired by the philosophy of communitarianism, consider an extensive roster of innovative policies and practices that are intended to promote a more supportive atmosphere for Ameri ..."
"Plans of Care for Specialty Practice Series. Handbook of state-of-the-art nursing care approaches to clinical conditions in quickreference format, for care planning. Outlines nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions with rationales, and patient outcomes for each clinical condition. For clinical practitioners. "
"The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. These economic changes include consideration of increases in the age of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare and possible changes in benefit levels. Furthermore, changes in the social context in which older individuals and families function may well affect the nature of key social relationships and institutions that defi ..."
"Communitarian thought has had a profound influence on contemporary American policy. Leaders as diverse as Al Gore and Jack Kemp have embraced it as the most powerful way of restoring America's communities and redeeming its political institutions. This comprehensive collection contains essays from the nation's most respected thinkers, including Mary Ann Glendon, Senator Bill Bradley, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and many others."
"Religion is a major social institution in the United States. While the scientific community has experienced a resurgence in the idea that there are important linkages between religion and family life and religion and health outcomes, this area of study is still in its early stages of development, scattered across multiple disciplines, and of uneven quality. To date, no book has featured both reviews of the literature and new empirical f ..."
"Religion is a major social institution in the United States. While the scientific community has experienced a resurgence in the idea that there are important linkages between religion and family life and religion and health outcomes, this area of study is still in its early stages of development, scattered across multiple disciplines, and of uneven quality. To date, no book has featured both reviews of the literature and new empirical f ..."