Nguyen 1 Huyen Nguyen Kristen Foster 150.400 October, 23 2013 Cohabitation before Marriage !n !

nnotate" #ib$iogra%hy Cohabitation before &arriage is so co&&on no' 'ith a &a(ority of %eo%$e "eci"e" to $i)e 'ith their %artners an" satisfie" 'ith their choice. *his annotate" bib$iogra%hy is co&%i$e" in or"er to %ro)i"e an o)er)ie' of ho' cohabitation before &arriage inf$uences in"i)i"ua$s+ $ifesty$e as 'e$$ as the i&%$ications of this "ecision on their &arrita$ $ife $ater on. , ha)e been intereste" in this to%ic se)era$ years ago 'hen cohabitation before &arriage beca&e rea$$y %o%u$ar in &y country an" encountere" so &uch o%%osition. *herefore, 'hat , 'ou$" $i-e to research is both negati)e an" %ositi)e conse.uences of $i)ing together before &arriage. *he &ain re%etiti)e .uestion of &y research is ,s cohabitation before &arriage a goo" "ecision/ , con"ucte" this research fro& 0e%te&ber 21, 2013 to October 11, 2013. *his annotate" bib$iogra%hy contains four "ifferent -in"s of sources one of the& fro& a scho$ar$y (ourna$2 one is a sur)ey re%ort fro& a nationa$ hea$th institution+s site2 the other one is an artic$e fro& a fa&ous on$ine ne's%a%er, an" the $ast one is fro& a re$igious 'ebsite. *hose sources gi)e &e "ifferent )ie's on &y research issue an" a$so ans'er so&e of &y initia$ research .uestions.

Nguyen 2 Co%en, Casey 3., 4anie$s, Ki&ber$y, Mosher, 5i$$ia& 4. 6First 7re&arita$ Cohabitation in the 8nite" 0tates 2009:2010 Nationa$ 0ur)ey of Fa&i$y ;ro'th.< CDC. Centers for 4isease Contro$ an" 7re)ention. 4 !%r. 2013. 5eb. 14 Oct. 2013. *his sur)ey re%ort 'as 'ritten by &u$ti%$e authors for %eo%$e an" researchers 'ho ha)e interest in the first %re&arita$ cohabitation in the 8nite" 0tates. *he authors focus in the cohabitate" status of 'o&en in the 8.0. in 2009:2010 an" 'hat factors that inf$uence" the& to en" u% $i)ing 'ith their %artners before &arriage. *he re%ort %ro)i"es the $atest infor&ation of !&erican 'o&en in their 6first %re&arita$ cohabitations< using the Nationa$ 0ur)ey of Fa&i$y ;ro'th, 'hich is base" on the inter)ie's of 22,912 'o&en an" &en age" 14:55 in the 8.0. co&%assing a$$ races His%anic, 5hite, #$ac-, an" !sian =1>.*hey a$so &ention about the %ercentage of 6'o&en 'ho e?%erience" a %regnancy in the first year of their first %re&arita$ cohabitation< =1>.

*here are se)era$ factors that contribute to the cre"ibi$ity of this source. First, it 'as %ub$ishe" on !%ri$ 4, 2013, 'hich &a-es it a recent re%ort. 0econ", it 'as con"ucte" by the Centers for 4isease Contro$ an" 7re)ention+s =C4C> Nationa$ Center for Hea$th 0tatistic =NCH0> 'hich is a 8nite" 0tates go)ern&ent %ub$ic agency, so the re$iabi$ity of the %ro)i"e" infor&ation cou$" be ensure". One $i&itation of this re%ort is that it (ust focuse" on 'o&en+s cohabitation status e)en though the thesis ha" a 'i"er ob(ect range.

*his source %ro)i"es &e 'ith a co&%rehensi)e bac-groun" of the %re&arita$ cohabitation issue in the 8.0. *he re%ort u%"ates the cohabitation status about se)era$ -in"s of

Nguyen 3 sta-eho$"er, 5hite, #$ac-, His%anic an" !sian 'o&en. ,t a$so gi)es a co&%arison bet'een 'o&en+s@'ho ha)e "ifferent $e)e$ e"ucation@%ers%ecti)es on this issue. Manning, 5en"y 4., Cohen, Aessica !. B7re&arita$ Cohabitation !n" Marita$ 4isso$ution !n 3?a&ination Of Cecent Marriages.B Journal of Marriage & Family D4.2 =2012> 3DD: 31D. Academic Search Premier. 5eb. 14 Oct. 2013. *his scho$ar$y artic$e 'as 'ritten for %eo%$e 'ho ha)e an interest in the 6%ositi)e association bet'een cohabitation an" &arita$ "isso$ution.< *hroughout this (ourna$, the authors c$arify that $i)ing together before &arriage is not a factor that $ea"s to &arita$ unstea"iness. *he authors state that 6&arita$ co&&it&ent %rior to cohabitation 'as tie" to $o'er haEar"s of &arriage a&ong 'o&en, but not &en.< ;oing further 'ith so&e research an" infor&ation fro& the Nationa$ 0ur)ey of Fa&i$y ;ro'th, they conc$u"e that 'o&en 'ho cohabitate 'ith engage&ent 'i$$ ha)e $o'er:$e)e$ of &arita$ "isban"ing than 'o&en 'ho cohabitate 'ithout any engage&ent.

*here are se)era$ factors that &a-e this source cre"ib$e. *he artic$e 'as %ub$ishe" on !%ri$ 2012, so it is recent. 0ince it 'as %ub$ishe" as a %eer:re)ie' (ourna$, the infor&ation is certifie" as re$iab$e. One $i&itation of this (ourna$ is that the resu$t of the research base" too &uch on the rea"i$y "ata co$$ecte" by the 2009:2001 Nationa$ 0ur)ey of Fa&i$y ;ro'th, so the infor&ation is -in" of out of "ate. *his source he$% a $ot 'hen gi)ing a $oo- fro& %ositi)e si"e on cohabitation 'hi$e &ost of source , foun" are o%%ose it. *he artic$e gi)es infor&ation about one sta-eho$"er grou%

Nguyen 4 'hich are 'o&en 'ho ha)e a $ast:$ong &arriage e)en though they ha)e cohabitate" in the %ast. 0hah, Nei$. 6Fi)ing *ogether #efore Marriage 0ta$$s.< Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition. 12 0e%t. 2013 !3. Academic Search Premier. 5eb. 14 Oct. 2013. *his ne's%a%er artic$e 'as 'ritten for a$$ rea"ers 'ho are concerne" about cohabitation before &arriage an" 'ant to un"erstan" &ore about ho' this issue has gra"ua$$y beco&e a %art of &o"ern society. *he artic$e gi)es a fu$$ "escri%tion of the %re&arita$ $ife of !&ericans 'ith s%ecific statistics an" c$ear e?%$anations. !ccor"ing to 0hah, cou%$es $i)ing together before &arriage in !&erica re"uce" to a ha$t. *he %ercentage of &arrie" cou%$es 'ho cohabite" first in the ear$y 1GG0s 'as e?tre&e$y high an" "ecrease" .uic-$y in the 2000s "ue to the econo&ic crisis an" high une&%$oy&ent rate in the 8.0. 'hich &a"e %eo%$e &o)e in 'ith their fa&i$y. *he author a$so e&%hasiEes that cohabitation has beco&e so co&&on 'hich a$so re.uire" res%onsibi$ity an" co&&it&ent as 'e$$ as &arriage, so &a-ing young %eo%$e start to a)oi" it. *here are so&e features 'hich &a-e this source cre"ib$e. First, the artic$e is 'ritten by 0hah, but it base" on a ne' stu"y by Hhenchao Iian, a socio$ogist at Ohio 0tate 8ni)ersity 'hose 'or- 6centers on changes in &ate se$ection %attern for &arrie" an" cohabiting union nu cou%$es+ age, racia$, an" e"ucationa$ co&bination< =6Hhenchao Iian<>. ,n a""ition, it 'as %ub$ishe" on 0e%te&ber of 2013, it is .uite recent. Ho'e)er, the artic$e has a $i&itation that the content is a $itt$e narro' "o'n into ho' an" 'hat &a-e the nu&ber of cohabitate" cou%$e "escen"ing, but at $east it is re$e)ant &y to%ic by sho'ing another as%ect of current cohabitation status.

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, foun" this source is he$%fu$ because it refers to the rea$istic si"e of the issue. For e?a&%$e, the artic$e &entions t'o sta-eho$"ers 'hich are young %eo%$e 'ho "eci"e to $i)e 'ith their fa&i$y instea" u% cohabiting 'ith their %artner "ue to the high cost, an" young %eo%$e 'ho are no' a)oi"ing $i)ing 'ith each other 'hen they notice that there are sti$$ &any si&i$arities bet'een cohabitation an" &arriage. Ji$$a$)a, #rittney C. 6Cohabitation #efore Marriage on the Cise 4oes ,t Fea" to #etter Ce$ationshi%/< *he Christian 7ost, 4 !%ri$ 2013. 5eb. 14 October 2013. *his source is an on$ine artic$e 'hich 'as 'ritten on a Christian site in or"er to %ro)i"e rea"ers infor&ation about cohabitation before &arriage an" so&e co&%$ications of cohabitation on in"i)i"ua$s+ $ife. *he author "iscusses about cohabitation base" on so&e rea$ situations an" e?%eriences as 'e$$ as her re$igious notion. !ccor"ing to the author, cohabitation &a-es a big effect on %eo%$e+s &arriage "ecision an" $ife after &arriage. ,t a$so has a negati)e conse.uence on -i"s 'ho are consi"er as one 'ho 6%ay the %rice< for their %arent cohabitation choice =#rittney>.

*here are so&e factors 'hich &a-e the cre"ibi$ity of this source. *he re$iabi$ity of the infor&ation is )a$i"ate" "ue to the &ateria$s using in this artic$e are fro& the Center for 4isease Contro$ an" 7re)ention, 'hich is a go)ern&ent 'ebsite. *he artic$e is a$so recent 'hen it 'as %ub$ishe" on !%ri$ 4, 2013. *he $i&itation of this source is the author $oo- at cohabitation un"er a Christian+s eye, so it see&s to $ac- of ob(ecti)ity.

Nguyen 9 *his source he$%s &e to ans'er &y .uestion research by gi)ing &e a c$ear e)i"ence of ho' young %eo%$e 6s$i"ing< but not 6"eci"ing< to cohabit 'ith each other. For instance, the artic$e &entions about young cou%$es 'ho $i)e 'ith each other because it is chea%er an" &ore con)enient.

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Works Cited Zhenchao Qian. Institute For Population Research. The Ohio State University, n.d. Web. October 14, 2 1!.