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.