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- Title
Making marriages last.
- Authors
Parker, Robyn
- Abstract
This article examines theoretical explanations of how marriages "succeed" or "fail" and reviews three studies that have gone to the source and asked long-married couples how they explain the longevity of their marriage. Although marriage rates are declining, marriage and children seem still to be part of the long-term outlook of the majority of young Australians. However, unlike many of the baby boom generation, the events of marrying and having children for young couples today are not likely to occur until their late 20s or early 30s. As reassuring as it is to know that young people in tend to enter some form of couple relationships at some point in their life, the rate of dissolution of current relationships, both in Australia and around the world, is a primary source of concern. In response to estimates and analyses of the emotional, financial and social costs of marriage breakdown, politicians and practitioners are examining a wide range of ways to reduce marriage breakdown and promote strong couple relationships.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE; SUCCESS; FAILURE (Psychology); MARRIED people; CHILDREN; FAMILY relations; BABY boom generation
- Publication
Family Matters, 2001, Issue 60, p80
- ISSN
1030-2646
- Publication type
Article