Frontmatter
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
1. The Continuing Transformation of Marriage in America
2. Stability and Change in Marital Quality
3. Rising Individualism and Demographic Change
4. Who Benefited from the Rise of Dual-Earner Marriage- and Who Did Not?
5. Changing Gender Relations in Marriage
6. Social Integration, Religion, and Attitudes toward Lifelong Marriage
7. How Our Most Important Relationships Are Changing
8. Implications for Theory, Future Research, and Social Policy
Appendix 1: Study Methodology
Appendix 2: Tables
References
Index