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Theory and Modeling in the Study of Intimate Relationships and Health

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: What explains the benefits of marriage to good health? Do cohabitors, gay or straight, receive similar benefits from their intimate relationships? Liu and her colleagues open with this statement: “Marriage is associated with good health. Yet same-sex cohabitors cannot marry in most states in the United States and therefore may not receive the health benefits associated with marriage.” Is the benefit of marriage to health its legal status?

Source: Journal of Health and Social Behavior

DOI: 10.1177/0022146512474431

Authors: Catherine E. Ross, John Mirowsky

Institution: The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging