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Regulating Marriage and Cohabitation: Changing Family Values and Policies in Europe and North America—An Introductory Critique
Author(s) -
Barlow Anne,
Probert Rebecca
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.0265-8240.2004.00160.x
Subject(s) - cohabitation , western europe , political science , sociology , demography , demographic economics , gender studies , geography , law , economics , international trade , european union
The inspiration for this special issue came from our observation that the British and American approaches to family policy in general, and to marriage and cohabitation in particular, set them apart from their closest neighbors in Europe and North America, respectively. While certain demographic trends can be observed across the Western world, the response of Britain and the United States to such trends differs significantly from that of other jurisdictions in terms of family policy.