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More Gender Equality, More Homogamy? A Cohort Comparison in Six European Countries
Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017 We study whether educational homogamy has increased following the rise of women’s educational attainment and of egalitarian couples in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Falcon Julie, Joye Dominique
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The Impact of Educational Homogamy on Isolated Illiteracy Levels [PDF]
Demography, 2013 Abstract In this article, we explore the impacts that education expansion and increased levels in educational homogamy have had on couples’ isolated illiteracy rates, defined as the proportion of illiterates in union that are married to an illiterate partner.
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Demographic Research, 2021 Background: Marriages between divorced and never-married individuals indicate a society's openness to divorce and have implications for children's well-being.
Sangsoo Lee, Hyunjoon Park
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Educational Homogamy and Gender-Specific Earnings: Sweden, 1990–2009 [PDF]
Demography, 2013 AbstractSeveral studies have shown strong educational homogamy in most Western societies, although the trends over time differ across countries. In this article, we study the connection between educational assortative mating and gender-specific earnings in a sample containing the entire Swedish population born 1960–1974; we follow this sample from 1990
Martin, Dribe, Paul, Nystedt
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Comparative Population StudiesThe extent of educational homogamy has important consequences for social inequalities and social cohesion. However, little is known about current trends, cross-national differences, and the drivers of educational homogamy in Europe.
Wilfred Uunk
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Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017 How is educational expansion associated with increased educational homogamy and income inequality? Using SOEP and SHP panel data, we randomly match couples and compare the resulting income distribution to the observed one.
Wise Ramsey, Zangger Christoph
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Decomposing trends in educational homogamy and heterogamy – The case of Ireland
Social Science Research, 2022 Although extensive research has examined how partner search behavior and the educational composition of partner markets have changed over time, we lack insight into the extent to which these changes have contributed to trends in educational homogamy.
Skopek, Jan, Leesch, Julia
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Ethnic, Religious and Educational Homogamy in Nigeria
African Population Studies, 2017 The study examines the extent to which Nigerians marry within circumscribed social groups, or choose marital partners who are similar to them in status, a phenomenon termed homogamy. Ethnicity, religious affiliation and educational attainment are three important variables in mate selection in Nigeria.
Uche C Isiugo-Abanihe, Olufunke Fayehun
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Educational homogamy in Ireland and Britain: trends and patterns*
British Journal of Sociology, 2003 This paper examines the pattern of educational homogamy in Ireland and Britain. Using contemporary data on recent marriages from the early 1970s through to the mid-1990s, we show that these two countries share a broadly similar pattern of educational homogamy, which is quasi-symmetric in character, with no tendency for women to marry up over and above ...
Brendan Halpin, Tak Wing Chan
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Genus, 2020 In the last decades, Western societies have been involved in huge demographic changes, amongst which one of the most important has been the increasing postponement of the transition to parenthood.
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