作者: Anthony E. Healy
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关键词: Cohabitation 、 General Social Survey 、 Gender studies 、 Demographic economics 、 Sociology 、 Conservative Protestant 、 Premarital sex 、 Moral orientation 、 Religiosity
摘要: Recent research finds that conservative Protestants are cohabiting in no small numbers. Given the strict moral orientation of Protestants, outcome appears paradoxical. This thesis explains paradox through culture action models Swidler (1986), given social and economic location Protestants. The employs pooled General Social Survey data from 1993 to 2008 which a question is asked indicates cohabitation. related their cohabiting. Though Protestant cohabitors have lessened religiosity, much decline religiosity compared married due factors leading But views practices on premarital sex greatest factor reducing difference. evidence this lends support Swidler‘s settled unsettled lives explaining cohabitation among INDEX WORDS: Cohabitation, Religion, Culture, Conservative LIVING TOGETHER: CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANTS AND COHABITATION