Sex Differences in the Entry Into Marriage

Goldscheider, Frances; Waite, Linda J.

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“…Studies using either cross-sectional or longitudinal data have invariably observed a positive relationship between measures of men's economic prospects and marriage formation (e.g. Cooney and Hogan 1991;Goldscheider and Waite 1986;Goldstein and Kenney 2001;Lloyd and South 1996;MacDonald and Rindfuss 1981;Mare and Winship 1991;Oppenheimer, Kalmijn, and Lim 1997;Qian and Preston 1993;Sassler and Schoen 1999;Sweeney 2002;Teachman, Polonko, and Leigh 1987;Xie et al 2003). The uniformity in this finding confirms the traditional model of marriage in which the husband is considered the breadwinner and the wife the homemaker.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…For men, obtaining a good position in the labor market increases their desirability as marriage partners and thus their opportunities to get married. For women, however, more involvement in the labor market means less specialization in domestic work and thus reduced gains from marriage, leading to a higher likelihood of non-marriage or late marriage (Goldscheider and Waite 1986;Oppenheimer, Kalmijn, and Lim 1997;Preston and Richards 1975). Oppenheimer (1988) provided an alternative "marriage-search" theory.…”

Section: Theoretical Issues and Previous Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the one hand, studies based on macro-level data have generally found a negative relationship between women's economic characteristics --education and earnings, for instance --and their marriage rates (Coughlin and Drewianka 2011;Cready, Fossett, and Kiecolt 1997;Lichter, leClere, and McLaughlin 1991;McLanahan and Casper 1995;Preston and Richards 1975;White 1981). On the other hand, scholars focusing on individual-level characteristics have shown not only that women's economic prospects are positively related to marriage (Cherlin 1980;Goldscheider and Waite 1986;Lichter, McLaughlin, and Ribar 2002;Oppenheimer and Lew 1995;Thornton, Axinn, and Xie 2007;Waite and Spitze 1981), but also that the importance of women's economic prospects for marriage has increased over time (Lichter, McLaughlin, and Ribar 2002;Goldstein and Kenney 2001;Qian and Preston 1993;Sweeney 2002). Moreover, a recent study of European countries reports that education, a major determinant of economic potential, exerts varying effects on marriage entry across different social contexts (Kalmijn 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Changes in the Determinants of Marriage Entry in Post-Reform Urban China

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Using national survey data and measures of housing prices, we examine the effects of demographic and socioeconomic determinants of entry into marriage in urban China spanning the past six decades. Our study yields three significant findings. First, the importance of economic prospects has significantly increased during the economic reform era. Second, the positive effect of working in the state-owned sector has substantially weakened. Third, for the most recent period after the housing reform in urban China, the effects of education vary with local housing prices. Specifically, a higher level of education is associated with early entry into marriage when housing prices are relatively high but with late entry into marriage when housing prices are relatively low. Taken together, these results suggest that the determinants of marriage in China should be understood within a broader context of institutional changes.

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“…O išsiskyrę asmenys turi naujai atsiradusių ir (ar) buvusioje santuokoje neįgyvendintų poreikių (Goldscheider, Waite 1986), kuriuos taip pat svarbu patenkinti.…”

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he Analysis of Theoretical Hypotheses and Factors Influencing the Reconstructions of Partnership after Divorce

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2015

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Analizuojant ekonominius, socialinius ir kultūrinius veiksnius, kurie riboja / veikia žmonių galimybes patenkinti naujos partnerystės poreikį, straipsnyje yra apibendrinamos mokslinėje literatūroje minimos partnerystės atkūrimo teorinės hipotezės (poreikių, patrauklumo, galimybių)Išsiskyręs visuomenės narys nėra tas, kuris negalėtų užmegzti partnerystės ryšių sukurdamas naują šeimą, nesvarbu, ar santuokos, ar kohabitacijos būdu. Analizuoti atvejus, kodėl ir kaip užmezgamos pakartotinės partnerystės, yra svarbu, nes tiriant pirmą kartą kuriamas šeimas dažniausiai kyla klausimas dėl partnerystės užmezgimo laiko. Stebint pakartotines partnerystes, pagrindinis tyrimo klausimas yra "ar bus užmegzta nauja partnerystė?", ypač jei išsiskiria vyresnio amžiaus sutuoktiniai (De Graaf, Kalmijn 2003).

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“…Women generally benefit more from marriage in financial terms than men (Goldscheider and Waite 1986), hence it could be expected that women are more disapproving of divorce than men. Yet, it has also been suggested that men benefit more from marriage than women with regard to mental and physical health and overall wellbeing (Bernard 1972;Hu and Goldman 1990;Delphy and Leonard 1992;Kapinus and Johnson 2002), and therefore women might be more approving of divorce.…”

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European views of divorce among parents of young children

Rijken¹,

Liefbroer²

2012

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OBJECTIVEWe examine differences across Europe in attitudes towards divorce involving children under the age of 12. We hypothesize that these attitudes are less favourable in countries where poverty among single parent households is common than in countries where such poverty is rare. We also expect that divorce involving young children is more accepted in countries where enrolment in child care is high. METHODSOur sample consists of 37,975 individuals from 22 countries, obtained from the European Social Survey (2006). We conduct multilevel regression analyses including individual-level and country-level variables. RESULTSFindings confirm our main hypotheses: the lower the poverty rate among single parents and the higher enrolment in childcare, the lower the disapproval of divorce when young children are involved. These findings remain when taking into account the crude divorce rate and secularisation at the country level, and when controlling for differences in the composition of populations with regard to individual characteristics that are associated with divorce attitudes. Additionally, cross-level interactions indicate that poverty among single parents has the strongest impact on mothers' divorce attitudes. CONCLUSIONSDivorce attitudes appear to be related to people's assessment of the consequences of divorce for the children involved. Cross-European differences in attitudes towards divorce involving young children are associated with two aspects of welfare states that

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Sex Differences in the Entry Into Marriage

Cited by 235 publications

References 25 publications

Changes in the Determinants of Marriage Entry in Post-Reform Urban China

Changes in the Determinants of Marriage Entry in Post-Reform Urban China

he Analysis of Theoretical Hypotheses and Factors Influencing the Reconstructions of Partnership after Divorce

European views of divorce among parents of young children

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