Who This Author Is

Andrew J. Cherlin examines family change through clear-eyed social analysis. In Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage he traces how shifting economic and cultural forces reshape intimate life, combining data-driven explanation with attention to everyday choices and policy consequences.

Cherlin’s work centers on the connections between public institutions and private relationships. This book situates individual family decisions within broader social trends, offering a concise, evidence-based account useful to students, policymakers, and readers interested in contemporary family dynamics.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Research on marriage and family patterns • Analysis of divorce and remarriage trends • Sociological study of social change

Genres and themes: Family sociology • Demographic trends • Social policy

Who this author is best for: For readers interested in clear, evidence-based explanations of how marriage and divorce shape society.

Start with his book on marriage, divorce, and remarriage to see his core empirical approach and follow citations for related studies.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Revised and Enlarged Edition (Social Trends in the United States)

    Harvard Univ Pr • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 178 pages.

  2. The new American grandparent

    Harvard University Press • 1992 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Chapters from Public and Private Families

    McGraw-Hill College • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998.

  4. The marriage-go-round

    Alfred A. Knopf • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  5. Public and Private Families: An Introduction

    McGraw-Hill College • 1998 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 577 pages.

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