From cohabitation to marriage: couples' perceptions of the transition stage II of the family life cycle

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dc.contributor.authorKleinhen, Rachel M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJohnson, Scott W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProtinsky, Howard O. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLichtman, Marilyn V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberStremmel, Andrew J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGilmore, Jerryen
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:20:43Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:20:43Zen
dc.date.issued1992-06-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-10en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-10en
dc.description.abstractCohabitation, as a relationship form, is becoming much more common in the United States. Approximately half of the persons currently in their 30s cohabit prior to marriage and more than half of all recent marriages were preceded by cohabitation between those marrying. Through the use of in-depth interviews I studied the transition between this new form of "dating" and the traditional course of marriage. Couples who cohabited with each other prior to their marriage were interviewed about how they made the transition to marriage. Couples' perceptions are what changed in the transition from cohabitation to marriage. The transition comes about through the passage of time, through external events which make an impact on the couple's relationship, and through beliefs about what certain events and behaviors mean.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 199 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10102005-131600en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10102005-131600/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39718en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1992.K645.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 27999605en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1992.K645en
dc.subject.lcshLife cycle, Humanen
dc.subject.lcshMarriageen
dc.subject.lcshUnmarried couples -- United Statesen
dc.titleFrom cohabitation to marriage: couples' perceptions of the transition stage II of the family life cycleen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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