Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course

Edited by Dimitri Mortelmans, Laura Bernardi and Brienna Perelli-Harris

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Abstract: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing landscape of human partnerships, integrating diverse theoretical and empirical perspectives. Leading scholars explore the complex interplay between individual life trajectories, societal norms, and legal frameworks in shaping modern relationships.

Keywords: Life course; Partnership dynamics; Marriage; Cohabitation; Diversity in relationships; Union dissolution; Repartnering; LGBTQ+ relationships; Cultural and socioeconomic influences on families; Family evolution; Relationship evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923376
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Chapters in this book:

Ch Chapter 1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course

Dimitri Mortelmans, Laura Bernardi and Brienna Perelli-Harris

Ch Chapter 10 Polyamory

Tonina Liriel Aurel and Cornelia Schadler

Ch Chapter 11 Being single in the twenty-first century

Elyakim Kislev

Ch Chapter 12 Dating and online partnership formation

Gina Potarca

Ch Chapter 13 Re-partnering across the life course

Katya Ivanova

Ch Chapter 14 Partnerships in later life

Pearl A. Dykstra

Ch Chapter 15 Widowhood and grey divorce

Michaela Kreyenfeld and Sarah Schmauk

Ch Chapter 16 Parental influences on partner relationships

Aart C. Liefbroer

Ch Chapter 17 Health and partnerships

Gerald R. Nowak and Hui Liu

Ch Chapter 18 Migration, ethnic diversity, and partnerships

Nadja Milewski

Ch Chapter 19 Biopsychosocial perspectives on close relationships

Lane Beckes

Ch Chapter 2 Historical perspectives on partnering

Rebecca Probert

Ch Chapter 20 Money, work, and wealth in partnerships

Nicole Kapelle

Ch Chapter 21 The partnership context of childbearing

Júlia Mikolai

Ch Chapter 22 Relationship quality

Jeremy B. Kanter, Susan Sprecher and Terri Orbuch

Ch Chapter 23 Social stratification and partnerships

Diederik Boertien

Ch Chapter 24 The economy and partnerships

Daniele Vignoli and Raffaele Guetto

Ch Chapter 25 Partnering in Africa

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Boladé Hamed Banougnin, Kirsten Stoebenau and Emily Smith-Greenaway

Ch Chapter 26 Partnering in the Middle East and North Africa

Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi

Ch Chapter 27 Partnering in East Asia

Yen-hsin Alice Cheng and Chen-Hao Hsu

Ch Chapter 28 Partnering in Latin America

Pilar Wiegand-Cruz

Ch Chapter 3 Anthropological perspectives on partnering

Julia Pauli

Ch Chapter 4 Sociological perspectives on partnerships

Brienna Perelli-Harris and Sharon Sassler

Ch Chapter 5 Psychological perspectives on partnering

Esther Kluwer and Tea Trillingsgaard

Ch Chapter 6 Married and cohabiting partnerships

Nicole Hiekel

Ch Chapter 7 Arranged marriage

Keera Allendorf

Ch Chapter 8 LGBTQ+ partnerships

Isabeau Van Acker, Chao Song, Els Elaut and Alexis Dewaele

Ch Chapter 9 Living apart together

Arnaud Régnier-Loilier

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