Cohabitation In America

Cohabitation between romantic partners either before marriage, or as an alternative to marriage altogether, is a topic that has been covered by scholars and authors for the past several decades. Cohabiting with a partner has become more prevalent not only in the United States, but also in other countries and cultures as well. Information gathered for this study have not only been collected from the last decade, but also from studies conducted in the last several decades to give a sense of how commonplace cohabitation has become in America, and if views differ on the topic now compared to how cohabitation was viewed many years ago. Because of so many Americans either feeling that cohabiting has its advantages and disadvantages, it is necessary …show more content…
This is even true in some cases where the couples raise a family in a cohabitation system, such as Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick whose relationship could be labeled from and outsider’s perspective as tumultuous when they appear on the reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”. They have been together romantically since 2006, albeit off and on quite frequently, and have three children together as well. This raises the question if such an atmosphere would be a traumatic experience for children that are raised under a cohabitating relationship rather than in a …show more content…
The information is telling, as it shows that the percentage of women in the United States who have ever cohabitated had risen in each age category ranging from 20 to 44. The age bracket of women aged 40-44 whom had ever cohabitated rose from slightly above 20% in 1987-1988 to over 40% in 1995, nearly doubling in only 8 years’ time. It is also quite interesting from the quantitative data gathered that a much larger percentage of uneducated persons’ (those not finishing the 12th grade) were likely to cohabit (59%), compared to individuals that were college graduates