Cohabitation and Marriage in Sweden-Does Family form Matter

Bibliographic Data

ID12583000
AuthorsUlla Bjornberg (corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume15
Issue3
Pages350-362
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Law Policy and the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-9939 • E-ISSN: 1464-3707
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/lawfam/15.3.350
OpenAlexW2006947676
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The growth of cohabitation as a basis for family form is related to changes in the role of marriage as an institution in Sweden. Cohabitation as a family form is however heterogeneous, depending on family histories of the cohabiting partners. For women, cohabitation has special implications both in terms of economic support and in terms of stability of the family and in the labour market. In the article I discuss how and if these phenomena are related.Drawing on data from the labour force studies and on my own research I discuss the implications of cohabitation as a family form for women. Is cohabitation an indicator of increased autonomy and freedom for women or is it a trap

Autonomy · Cohabitation · Demographic economics · Economics · Family planning · Institution · National Survey of Family Growth · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Social science · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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