%0 Journal Article
%T Cohabitation and social engagement
%A Christoph M. Schimmele
%A Zheng Wu
%J Canadian Studies in Population
%D 2011
%I Canadian Population Society
%X In Canada, nonmarital cohabitation has become a normative life experience, but there are uncertainties regarding its contribution to social cohesion. This article compares and contrasts cohabitation with marriage (and other marital statuses) on two dimensions of social engagement:social networks and prosocial behaviour. The study employs GSS-17 microdata and logistic regression analysis. The findings illustrate that social engagement is similar among cohabitors and the married.
%K cohabitation
%K marital status
%K social engagement
%K social networks
%K prosocial behaviour
%U http://www.canpopsoc.ca/CanPopSoc/assets/File/publications/journal/2011/CSPv38n3-4p23.pdf