09 Jan
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Marriage and Relationship Factors in Health

The health benefits of marriage have been recognized and commented upon in recent years by scholars, public officials, health and human service practitioners, and the media. Married people, in general, are healthier and live longer. However, the meaning and practical significance of this finding is not clear. More recent studies find that it is the […]

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09 Jan
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Stepfamilies – Collection By Topic

  Stepfamilies:  Trends, Social Implications & Sources of Support A stepfamily is defined as a family unit in which there is an adult couple and at least one has a child from a previous relationship (Cherlin, 1992).  There are three major reasons to devote particular attention to stepfamilies.  First, remarriages are about half of the […]

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