social change and legal reform in the 21st century /
Anne Barlow [and others].
Portland, Or. :
Hart Pub.,
2005.
1 online resource (vi, 161 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index.
Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction SOCIAL QUESTIONS LEGAL PROBLEMS AND RESEARCH; 2 Marriage and Cohabitation in Britain Changing Attitudes and Behaviour INTRODUCTION; 3 The Common Law Marriage Myth and Lived Law An Analysis of Beliefs INTRODUCTION; 4 Why Cohabit Commitment and Alternative Rationalities INTRODUCTION UNMARRIED COHABITATION AS IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOUR; 5 Changing Law Social Attitudes to Cohabitation Law Law Reform and the Legal Response INTRODUCTION; 6 Reforming the Law Options for Cohabitation INTRODUCTION.
APPENDIX 1 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSRESTRUCTURING AND LEGAL REALISM; REFERENCES; INDEX.
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Unmarried opposite-sex cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain. Using findings from a recent study, combining a nationally representative analysis of cohabitation and marriage with indepth qualitative data, this book explores public attitudes to cohabitation, marriage and the 'common-law marriage' myth.
codeMantra
9781847310101
Cohabitation, marriage and the law.
9781841134338
Unmarried couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- Great Britain.