Saturday, May 3 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   •   Salons J-K

Session 212:
Cohabitation and Marriage

Discussant: Christine Percheski, Northwestern University
Chair: Esther M. Friedman, RAND Corporation

  1. Are Spouses More Satisfied than Cohabitors? An Exploration over the Last 20 Years in Italy • Elena Pirani, Università di Firenze ; Daniele Vignoli, Università di Firenze

  2. Cohabitation and Marital Expectations among Single Mothers • Pamela J. Smock, University of Michigan ; Marshal Fettro, Bowling Green State University

  3. To Cohabit or to Marry? Insights from Focus Group Research across Europe and Australia • Brienna Perelli-Harris, University of Southampton ; Monika Mynarska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University

  4. Why They Cohabit: Couples’ Reasons for Cohabitation and Relationship Quality • Laura M. Tach, Cornell University ; Sarah Halpern-Meekin, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Other sessions on Marriage, Family, Households, and Unions