Practices and perceptions of living apart together
Journal article
Duncan, S., Phillips, M., Carter, J., Roseneil, S. and Stoilova, M. 2014. Practices and perceptions of living apart together. Family Science. 5 (1), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424620.2014.927382
Authors | Duncan, S., Phillips, M., Carter, J., Roseneil, S. and Stoilova, M. |
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Abstract | This paper examines how people living apart together (LATs) maintain their relationships, and describes how they view this living arrangement. It draws on a 2011 survey on LAT in Britain, supplemented by qualitative interviewing. Most LATs in Britain live close to their partners, and have frequent contact with them. At the same time most see LAT in terms of a monogamous, committed couple, where marriage remains a strong normative reference point, and see living apart as not much different from co-residence in terms of risk, emotional security or closeness. Many see themselves living together in the future. However, LAT does appear to make difference to patterns of care between partners. In addition, LATs report advantages in terms of autonomy and flexibility. The paper concludes that LAT allows individuals some freedom to manoeuvre in balancing the demands of life circumstances and personal needs with those of an intimate relationship, but that practices of LAT do not, in general, represent a radical departure from the norms of contemporary coupledom, except for that which expects couples to cohabit. |
Keywords | living apart together, couples, intimate relationships, family practices, Britain |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Family Science |
Journal citation | 5 (1), pp. 1-10 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1942-4620 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/19424620.2014.927382 |
Publication dates | |
11 Jun 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Sep 2014 |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/871x9/practices-and-perceptions-of-living-apart-together
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