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Cohabitation, Marriage and the Law: Social Change and Legal Reform in the 21st Century


ISBN13: 9781841134338
ISBN: 1841134333
Published: June 2005
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
Price: £43.99



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Unmarried opposite-sex cohabitation ('cohabitation') is rapidly increasing in Britain and is expected to double from its 1996 level by 2021. A quarter of children are now born to unmarried cohabiting parents. This is not just an important change in the way we live in modern Britain; for cohabitation has also become a political and theoretical marker.

Some commentators see it as evidence of the rise of selfish individualism and the breakdown of the family, others - probably in an equally extreme way - see cohabitation as the best partnering form for 'post-modern intimacy' and the 'pure relationship'. Politically, 'stable' families are seen as crucial, especially by a British government which sees social morality as vital for a sustainable society. But how far can and should governments intervene and regulate? At the same time, and partly reflecting this, the law still retains important distinctions in the way it treats cohabiting and married families. Should the law be changed to reflect a changing social reality, or should it - can it - be used to direct these changes? Using findiings from their recent Nuffield Foundation funded study, combining a nationally representative analysis

Subjects:
Property Law, Family Law
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Marriage and Cohabitation in Britain: Changing Attitudes and Behaviour
3. The Common Law Marriage Myth and ‘Lived Law’: An Analysis of Beliefs
4. Why Cohabit? Commitment and Alternative Rationalities
5. Changing Law: Social Attitudes to Cohabitation Law, Law Reform and the Legal Response
6. Reforming the Law: Options for Cohabitation

APPENDIX 1: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
APPENDIX 2: THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE, FAMILY RESTRUCTURING AND LEGAL REALISM
REFERENCES
INDEX