Abstract
The article investigates the differences between marriage and non-marital co- habitation. The main perspective stems from the theory of the social exchange. The au- thor concentrates on the narrow question of financial transfers between partners and presents the hypothesis that cohabitation should represent a lesser bond union because it does not protect investments into partnerships, and it should therefore be more egal- itarian. However, this hypothesis is not confirmed by the data. Even though cohabita- tion is indeed a departure from the traditional family pattern, it is not a departure in the direction of greater egalitarianism but rather in the direction of a female bread- winner. The social exchange theory would predict that the shift towards the female breadwinner should be compensated by the greater participation of men in the house- hold chores. This expectation is confirmed by the data. Sociologický casopis/Czech Sociological Review, 2002, Vol. 38, No. 6: 771-788
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