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Moving in together and marrying for the first time

A comparison between European countries

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Family life has changed. While the standardized life courses of men and women during the “Golden Thirties” has been replaced by a magnitude of different lifestyles, politicians struggle with the development of adequate reactions. Meanwhile lifestyles continue to diversify.

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  1. Institut für Soziologie, TU Chemnitz, Thüringer Weg 9, 09126, Chemnitz, Germany

    Dr. Barbara Elisabeth Fulda

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  1. University of Applied Science ans Arts Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

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  2. Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG), Bielefeld, Germany

    Sebastian Kurtenbach

  3. Institute of Ethnology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Megan Lueneburg

  4. Institute of Ethnology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hildenarski , Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Meglena Zlatkova

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Fulda, B.E. (2017). Moving in together and marrying for the first time. In: Çitlak, B., Kurtenbach, S., Lueneburg, M., Zlatkova, M. (eds) The New Diversity of Family Life in Europe. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17857-4_6

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