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accidental death risk,

adult children, stressing value of marriage to,

adult children of divorce,

African-American children,

African-American mothers,

Ahrons, Constance,

Akerlof, George,

alcohol use/abuse, . See also substance abuse

Amato, Paul R.,

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy,

American Couples (Blumstein and Schwartz),

American Journal of Psychiatry,

Americans for Divorce Reform,

anxiety,

Applewhite, Ashton,

assault, . See also domestic violence

autonomy,

Bachman, Jerald,

Bane, Mary Jo, . See also domestic violence

Becoming Married and Mental Health (Horwitz, White, and Howell-White),

Bernard, Jesse,

cancer survival rates,

career: importance to cohabitors, . See also work

car ownership,

casual sex, attitudes about,

Catholic canon law,

celibacy,

Centers for Disease Control,

Chase-Lansdale, Lindsay,

Cherlin, Andrew,

Chestnut Hill Institute,

child abuse,

child care,

child credit (federal income tax),

childless couples,

children: abuse risk, . See also adult children of divorce; motherhood; single parenthood; stepchildren/ stepfamilies

child support,

chronic illnesses,

Chronicle of Higher Education,

Clarkberg, Marin,

Clinton, Hillary,

CMPs (Community Marriage Policies),

cohabitation,

Cohen, Bernard,

Coleman, James,

college education rates,

Coltrane, Scott,

commitment, . See also permanence

Community Marriage Policies (CMPs),

community relationships, advantages of,

conflict: and attitudes toward divorce,

Coontz, Stephanie,

Cornell, Drucilla,

Council on Contemporary Families,

counseling: before divorce,

covenant marriage,

Cowan, Carolyn P.,

Creative Divorce (Krantzler and Krantzler),

crime: and declines in marriage/parenthood among men, . See also domestic violence

Cuomo, Mario,

Cutting Loose: Why Women Who Leave Their Marriages Do So Well (Applewhite),

Daly, Martin,

Daniel, Kermit,

death of spouse. See widowhood

death rates, . See also life expectancy

delinquency,

DeMaris, Alfred,

depression,

Dinkins, David,

disability,

discrimination, supports for legal marriage as,

division of labor. See specialization

divorce: attitudes about, . See also adult children of divorce

divorced men, and health-compromising behaviors,

divorced women: and health-compromising behaviors,

divorce law,

divorce rates,

domestic partnership legislation,

domestic violence,

drug use, . See also substance abuse

Durkheim, mile,

Earned Income Tax Credit,

earnings. See income

economic partnership, marriage as,

economic specialization of spouses,

education: advantages to children of married parents, . See also school performance

elderly people: and depression,

Ellwood, David,

emotional health. See psychological health

emotional support, spouses as providers of,

employment benefits, . See also domestic partnership legislation

environmental mastery,

Essex, Marilyn,

Ettlebrick, Paula,

extramarital sex. See infidelity

fairness issues in marriage,

family professionals: responsibility to support marriage,

Family Relations,

family relationships: children of single/divorced parents,

Family Research Council,

family structure: changes in,

family violence. See domestic violence

father-child relationships,

fathers: sharing of income with children,

federal government: marriage/divorce data collection by, . See also public policy

Feminine Mystique, The (Friedan),

feminist critiques of marriage,

fidelity, . See also infidelity

finances,

Florida Marriage Preparation and Preservation Act of

Forste, Renata,

Franklin, Benjamin,

Franklin, Donna,

Friedan, Betty,

Future of Marriage, The (Bernard),

Gallagher, Maggie,

Gardner, Richard,

gay marriage,

gender differences in effects of marriage,

gender roles,

Giuliani, Rudolph,

Glenn, Norval,

Goldscheider, Frances,

Gottman, John,

Gove, Walter R.,

Grand Rapids Community Marriage Policy,

Gray, Barbara,

Gray, Jeffrey S.,

Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana,

Hahn, Beth,

Hammond report,

Hao, Lingxin,

happiness, . See also marriage quality; psychological health; unhappy marriages

Harris, Kathleen Mullen,

Harris, Mel,

health-compromising behaviors,

health effects of marriage, . See also physical health; psychological health

health insurance access,

Heimer, Karen,

Heyn, Dalma,

high school dropout rates,

homelessness,

home ownership,

homework,

Horwitz, Allan,

hostility,

housework,

Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society,

Howell-White, Sandra,

Hughes, Mary Elizabeth,

Hughes, Michael,

human potential movement,

husband, use of term,

immune system function,

income, . See also wealth

income-splitting,

income tax policy,

individual fulfillment,

individualism, as hallmark of cohabitation,

infant mortality,

infidelity, . See also fidelity

in-laws,

Institute for American Values,

insurance, spouses as providers of,

insurance benefits,

Jackson, Nicky Ali,

Jacobson, Neil,

jealousy, and violence,

Jencks, Christopher,

Jewish marriage contract,

Johnson, Michael,

Journal of Marriage and the Family,

Joyner, Kara,

juvenile crime/delinquency,

Karoly, Lynn,

Kellogg, Susan,

Kessler, Ronald C.,

ketubah,

Kiecolt-Glaser, Janice,

Kiernan, Kathleen,

killings,

Kirshenbaum, Mira,

Korenman, Sanders,

Kotlikoff, Laurence,

Krantzler, Mel,

Krantzler, Pat,

Kurz, Demie,

Lambert, James,

Laumann, Edward,

lawyers, and no-fault divorce,

Lee, Gary,

Lee, I-Sing,

leisure time,

lesbian marriage,

life expectancy, . See also death rates

Lillard, Lee,

loneliness,

Louisiana Covenant Marriage Act,

love, sex as expression of,

Lupton, Joseph,

McLanahan, Sara,

McRae, Christine,

Margolin, Leslie,

Markman, Howard,

Marks, Nadine,

marriage: attitudes about,

marriage contract: enforceability of,

Marriage License as a Hitting License, The,