What is it about?
The paper examines in depth why people live apart together (LAT), using a nationally representative survey from Britain and interview accounts form 2011
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Why is it important?
That article moves beyond the 'new family form' v' nothing new' debate to show how LAT is both modern and traditional.. Coupledom remains pivotal and cohabitation remains the goal for most, yet LAT allows flexibility and room for manoeuvre.
Perspectives
Good to deconstruct fixed categories of 'preference', 'constraint'
Professor Simon Duncan
University of Bradford
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This page is a summary of: Why do people live apart together?, Families Relationships and Societies, November 2013, Policy Press,
DOI: 10.1332/204674313x673419.
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