Thursday, May 3 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Continental Ballroom 5

Session 56:
Non-Marital and Diverse Family Forms

Chair: Susan L. Brown, Bowling Green State University
Discussant: Judith A. Seltzer, University of California, Los Angeles

  1. The Changing Shape of Ties in European Families: Profiles and Intentions of LAT CouplesLuis Ayusio Sanchez, University of Málaga ; Ana Goldani, Princeton University

  2. Fragile Families in the United Kingdom and the United StatesKathleen E. Kiernan, University of York ; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University ; Melanie Wright, Princeton University

  3. How Similar Are Cohabitation and Marriage with Respect to Childbearing? Second Birth Rates by Union Type across Europe and the United StatesBrienna Perelli-Harris, University of Southampton

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