Books by Paul R. Amato

This book is the first to offer a clear picture of how Generation X has been affected by the tremendous domestic changes of the last three decades. Based on a unique 15-year study begun in 1980, the book considers parents' socioeconomic resources, their gender roles and relations, and the quality of their marriages.

Based on two studies of marital quality in America 20 years apart, the authors argue that marriage is an adaptable institution, and in accommodating the changes that have occurred in society, it has become a less cohesive, yet less confining arrangement.