Concept information
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
dating, courtship, and marriage
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micro-interactionist theory
social interaction
human relationships
dating, courtship, and marriage
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
communities: case studies
family
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
intentional communities
family
Preferred term
cohabitation
Definition
- Cohabitation is a tentative, nonlegal coresidential union that does not require or imply a lifetime commitment to stay together. Perhaps as a result, cohabiting unions break up at a much higher rate than do marriages. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Cohabitation]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cohabitation
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