Degrees of Change: An Assessment of the Deinstitutionalization of Marriage Thesis.

This article reexamines the thesis that marriage is becoming deinstitutionalized. It first reviews relevant theoretical literature on social institutions, including the "new institutionalism" and the work of Bourdieu on cultural capital. It addresses the great social class differences that have emer...

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Publicado en:Journal of Marriage & Family Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 62 - 81
Autor principal: Cherlin, Andrew J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2020
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