The Complex Relationship Between Values and Couple Patterns

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ID3022840
AuthorsGiovanna Rossi (0000-0002-4995-5161, Faculty of Psychology-Department of Sociology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Catholic University of Milan, Largo Gemelli, 1 — 20123 Milan, Italy ()., corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume45
Issue2
Pages173-199
Publication date2014-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.45.2.173
OpenAlexW948169896
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

One of the most significant changes in family structure is the formation of a couple: until a few decades ago this transition followed precise social norms (engagement, religious marriage, the birth of children), whilst today becoming a couple occurs in different ways. This paper illustrates the results of a cluster analysis of some couple patterns: currently married , separated/divorced, cohabiting, single, LAT. Findings are based on the 4th wave of the 2008 European Values Study involving 47 countries and focused on an Italian sample consisting of 1.519 individuals. The analysis highlights the complex relationship between some couple patterns and a number of factors, such as the importance and meaning of the family, work, religion, friends, marriage, motherhood and gender roles

Cluster (spacecraft) · Cohabitation · Geography · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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