Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas : : Geo-Historical Legacies and New Trends.

• Author: Esteve, Albert.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lesthaeghe, Ron J.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: A Geography of Cohabitation in the Americas, 1970-2010 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Motivation for a Map -- 3 The Making of the Map of Cohabitation -- 3.1 Gathering the Data -- 3.2 Identifying Unmarried Cohabitation -- 4 The Increase in Cohabitation in the Americas from a Regional Perspective -- 5 The Local View for 2000 and 2010 -- 6 Cohabitation in the Andean States -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: The Rise of Cohabitation in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970-2011 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "Old" and "New" Cohabitation -- 3 The Latin American Cohabitation Boom: The National Trends -- 4 The Education Gradient -- 5 Explaining the Rise in Cohabitation -- 5.1 Cohabitation as a Response to Economic Shocks -- 5.2 Lifting the Stigma: Cohabitation and Ideational Change -- 6 The Family Context of Cohabitation and Single Motherhood -- 7 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 3: Cohabitation and Marriage in Canada. The Geography, Law and Politics of Competing Views on Gender Equality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Terminology: Language Matters -- 3 Previous Research -- 4 Legal Context -- 5 Consensual Union as a Function of Age and Education -- 6 Hypotheses -- 7 Data and Methods -- 7.1 The Economic Role of the Woman in the Couple -- 7.2 The Level of Economic Security -- 7.3 Values -- 8 Results -- 8.1 The Economic Role of the Woman in the Couple -- 8.2 The Level of Economic Security -- 8.3 Values -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Social Geography of Unmarried Cohabitation in the USA, 2007-2011 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Social Context and the Meaning of Cohabitation -- 3 Some Major Differentials in the Incidence of Current Cohabitation, 1990-2011.

4 The Social Geography of Cohabitation in the US -- 5 Cohabitation in Selected Metropolitan Zones -- 6 A Multilevel Analysis of Cohabitation, 2007-2011 -- 7 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 5: The Expansion of Cohabitation in Mexico, 1930-2010: The Revenge of History? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Historical Phases in the Evolution of Partnership Types in Mexico -- 2.1 Cohabitation: A Secular Institution -- 2.2 From the Institutionalization of Civil Marriage to the Expansion of Cohabitation -- 3 The Rise of Cohabitation: The View from the Censuses 1930-2010 -- 3.1 The Age Profiles -- 3.2 The Spatial Distribution by State -- 4 The Indigenous Factor -- 5 The Education Factor -- 6 Cohabitation at the Municipal Level: Maps and Models -- 6.1 A More Detailed Geography of Cohabitation -- 6.2 The Contextual Statistical Models, 2000 and 2010 -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Consensual Unions in Central America: Historical Continuities and New Emerging Patterns -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Central American Demographic and Social Context -- 3 Current Prevalence of Cohabitation: At the High End of Latin America -- 4 Spatial Patterns of Cohabitation -- 5 Trends in Cohabitation Over the Past Five Decades -- 6 The Age Profile of Cohabitation: A Union Type Not Confined to Youth -- 7 Changes in the Educational Gradient of Cohabitation -- 8 The Socio-demographic Profile of Cohabiting and Married Young Women -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: The Boom of Cohabitation in Colombia and in the Andean Region: Social and Spatial Patterns -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Increase in Cohabitation and the Social and Ethnic Profile of Cohabiting Women in Colombia, 1973-2005 -- 2.1 A Brief Note on the History of Cohabitation -- 2.2 The Legal Institutionalization of Civil Marriage and Cohabitation -- 2.3 The Growth of Cohabitation and Its Age Profile.

2.4 The Educational Gradient in Cohabitation -- 2.5 The Ethnic Dimension of Cohabitation -- 3 The Geography of Cohabitation in Colombia -- 3.1 The Physical and Social Geography of Colombia Based on the Work of Gutierrez Pineda -- 3.2 The Geography of Cohabitation at Municipal Level, 1973-2005 -- 4 A Multilevel Model of Cohabitation in Colombia, 2005 -- 5 Cohabitation in the Andean States -- 5.1 Bolivia -- 5.2 Ecuador -- 5.3 Peru -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Cohabitation in Brazil: Historical Legacy and Recent Evolution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Historical Legacy -- 3 Socioeconomic and Cultural Development -- 4 The Basic Geography of Cohabitation and Its Major Conditioning Factors -- 5 Explaining the Levels of Cohabitation as of the Year 2000 -- 6 Recent Trends -- 7 Further Examination of the Spatial Trends in 136 Meso-­Regions, 1980-2010 -- 8 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 9: The Rise of Cohabitation in the Southern Cone -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Trends in Cohabitation in the Southern Cone -- 3 Census and Survey Analysis -- 3.1 Data and Analytical Strategy -- 3.2 Results -- 3.2.1 Family Formation: When and How Do Women Start Conjugal Unions? -- 3.2.2 The Evolution of Cohabitation -- 3.2.3 The Shift in Cohabitation by Educational Attainment -- 3.2.4 Differences and Similarities Between Married and Cohabiting Women -- 3.2.5 Childbearing -- 3.2.6 Labour Force Participation -- 3.2.7 Household Arrangements -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10: Cohabitation: The Pan-America View -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Analyses -- 3 The Pertinence of Historical Factors and Contexts -- 4 Indigenous Latin American Marriage and Cohabitation in a Global Perspective -- 5 The Trend Reversal and the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) Factors -- 6 The Education Gradient and the "Ethics Revolution".

7 The Cohabitation Boom in Settings Without a Major Ethno-Racial Component -- 8 Patterns of Entry into Cohabitation and Mixed Types -- 9 The Unfolding of a Latin American Duality: Expanding SDT and Persistence of the Pattern of Disadvantage -- 10 Final Note -- References.