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Lampard, Richard (2014) Stated reasons for relationship dissolution : marriage and cohabitation compared. European Sociological Review, 30 (3). pp. 315-328. doi:10.1093/esr/jct034 ISSN 0266-7215.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jct034
Abstract
Data from the second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles are used to examine stated reasons for the dissolution of co-residential relationships in Britain at the end of the 20th century. The findings exhibit a degree of continuity with earlier British studies, and resonate with themes identified within a broader international literature. While the ‘serious’ issues of violence and infidelity still feature prominently, a substantial minority of stated reasons appear indicative of relationships based on relatively ‘weak bonds’. Differences between marital and cohabiting relationships persist within multivariate analyses, suggesting that neither attitudes to relationships nor socio-economic or demographic factors provide satisfactory explanations for their existence. It is speculated that an adequate explanation of these differences would need to take account of an individual’s personal commitment to a specific partner and their level of investment in that specific relationship.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Sociological Review | ||||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0266-7215 | ||||||||
Official Date: | June 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 30 | ||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 315-328 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/esr/jct034 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 December 2016 |
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