Happily Ever After? Exploring U.S. Collegiate Women’s Understandings of Love as Impermanent and Timeless in the Age of Capitalism

Koontz, Amanda; Norman, Lauren

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“…Those with debt, across social class, believe that their debt load will delay their timelines for marriage and family formation. This paper adds to a relatively small but growing literature (Edin and Kefalas 2005; Kefalas et al, 2011; Koontz and Norman 2019; Korteweg 2001; Kuperberg and Mazelis 2021; Miller, Sassler, and Kusi-Appouh 2011; Rackin and Gibson-Davis 2017; Tevington 2018) examining the ways in which young people frame their decisions about marriage. Additionally, it furthers the conversation on marital paradigms (Carroll et al 2007; Willoughby 2010; Willoughby and Hall 2015; Willoughby, Medaris, et al 2015) among young adults by including analysis of attitudes among postcollege respondents.…”

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“Longer than I Would’ve Originally Liked and Originally Thought”: Postsecondary Debt and Marriage Plans for Young Adults Coming of Age in the Great Recession

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Tevington

Carr

et al. 2021

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While student loans play a large role in the financing of higher education, there has been relatively little qualitative work on how young adults understand their debt burdens and the debt’s perceived future impact. We examine this topic utilizing a sample of 105 young people from working-, middle-, and upper middle-class backgrounds who experienced young adulthood during the Great Recession. While most respondents are accepting of debt at the time of postsecondary enrollment, their inability to meet the demands of their debt leads to frustration and anxiety. Further, many respondents are concerned that this debt will impact their ability to support themselves and transition into the role of a marital partner, although this varies across social class backgrounds and debt levels. We argue that this debt, and its corresponding repercussions, are likely to contribute to the continued bifurcation of family life in the United States.

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“Longer than I Would’ve Originally Liked and Originally Thought”: Postsecondary Debt and Marriage Plans for Young Adults Coming of Age in the Great Recession

Napolitano

Tevington

Carr

et al. 2021

Sociological Perspectives

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Love as a Low Priority: Gender and Relationship History Differences in Singles’ Value of Romantic Partnership

Tessler,

Choi,

Kao

2024

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This study uses original data from the Dynamics of Social Life During COVID-19 Survey (DSL-COVID) to examine the importance of romantic partnership among heterosexual single adults in the United States. We find that almost 40 percent of single adults report that having a long-term committed romantic relationship is “not at all important” to their lives. However, the importance of finding a romantic partner varies by gender and prior relationship experience. Compared to women with no prior romantic relationships, women who have been in a committed romantic relationship or have been married before are more likely to report having a romantic partner is not at all important. In contrast, men who have been in a committed romantic relationship are more likely to report that having a romantic partner is at least somewhat important compared to men with no relationship experience. Prior experience with romantic relationships is associated with lower value of romantic partnership for women, but a higher value of romantic partnership for men. These results have implications for union formation, as singles exhibit heterogeneous romantic relationship preferences. Future research on union formation should consider how singles value traditional romantic partnership and further explore how gender relates to dating and relationship decisions.

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Happily Ever After? Exploring U.S. Collegiate Women’s Understandings of Love as Impermanent and Timeless in the Age of Capitalism

Cited by 2 publications

References 27 publications

“Longer than I Would’ve Originally Liked and Originally Thought”: Postsecondary Debt and Marriage Plans for Young Adults Coming of Age in the Great Recession

“Longer than I Would’ve Originally Liked and Originally Thought”: Postsecondary Debt and Marriage Plans for Young Adults Coming of Age in the Great Recession

Love as a Low Priority: Gender and Relationship History Differences in Singles’ Value of Romantic Partnership

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