Marriage And Family: Perspectives And Complexities

M arriage and Fa mily Perspectives and Complexities Edited by H. Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush COLUMBIA UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York Brought to you by | National Library Board Authenticated Download Date | 12/30/17 7:58 AM Columbia University Press Publishers Since 1893 New York Chichester, West Sussex Copyright © 2009 Columbia University Press All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marriage and family : perspectives and complexities / edited by H. Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-231-14408-7 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-52002-7 (ebook) 1. Marriage— United States. 2. Family—United States. 3. Parenting—United States. I. Peters, Elizabeth, 1955– II. Kamp Dush, Claire M. III. Title. HQ734.M3872 2009 306.850973—dc22 2008054886 Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper. This book is printed on paper with recycled content. Printed in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 References to Internet Web sites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor Columbia University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Brought to you by | National Library Board Authenticated Download Date | 12/30/17 7:58 AM This book is dedicated to Steven Nock (1950–2008), an accomplished scholar who made seminal contributions to the field of marriage and family. A friend to many of us, he will be greatly missed. Brought to you by | National Library Board Authenticated Download Date | 12/30/17 7:58 AM Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments ix xi xiii Introduction H. Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush xv PART I Perspectives on Marriage 1. Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Marriage 3 Arland Thornton 2. Marriage and Family: The Evolutionary Ecological Context 33 Bobbi S. Low 3. A Gender Lens on Marriage 57 Paula England 4. Institutional, Companionate, and Individualistic Marriage: A Social Psychological Perspective on Marital Change Paul R. Amato 75 PART II Contemporary Families 5. Single Parenthood and Child Well-Being: Trends, Theories, and Evidence Rachel Dunifon 93 Brought to you by | National Library Board Authenticated Download Date | 12/30/17 7:58 AM v ii i | CONTENTS 6. Cohabitation and Parenthood: Lessons from Focus Groups and In-Depth Interviews Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, and Cara Bergstrom-Lynch 7. An Examination of Child Well-Being in Stable Single-Parent and Married Families Claire M. Kamp Dush 8. Reconsidering the Association Between Stepfather Families and Adolescent Well-Being Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, and Tami M. Videon 9. Parenting by Gay Men and Lesbians: Beyond the Current Research Gary J. Gates and Adam P. Romero 115 143 177 227 PART III Strengthening Marriage 10. Supporting Healthy Marriage: Designing a Marriage Education Demonstration and Evaluation for Low-Income Married Couples 247 Virginia Knox and David Fein 11. Differentiating Among Types of Domestic Violence: Implications for Healthy Marriages 281 Michael P. Johnson PART IV The Future of Marriage 12. The Growing Importance of Marriage in America Steven L. Nock 13. The Future of Marriage and the State: A Proposal Tamara Metz 14. Why Won’t African Americans Get (and Stay) Married? Why Should They? Shirley A. Hill 15. Race, Immigration, and the Future of Marriage Daniel T. Lichter and Warren A. Brown List of Contributors Index 3