Volume 33 - Article 25 | Pages 701–732
Exploring social norms around cohabitation: The life course, individualization, and culture: Introduction to Special Collection: "Focus on Partnerships: Discourses on cohabitation and marriage throughout Europe and Australia"
By Brienna Perelli-Harris, Laura Bernardi
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