Results 41 to 50 of about 860 (168)
Socio-economic homogamy and its effects on the stability of cohabiting unions
Finnish Yearbook of Population Research, 2015 The tendency towards socio-economic homogamy – partner similarity in terms of socio-economic status – is of great interest to social scientists, for two reasons.
Elina Mäenpää
doaj
Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada
The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 546-563, September 2026.ABSTRACT Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married and cohabiting couples. Does the decline of marriage and growth of cohabitation alter this relationship?
Maude Pugliese
wiley +1 more source
Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT The primary purpose of this study was to identify the processes that helped happy and stable interfaith marriages navigate religious differences. To contextualize these adaptive processes, we secondarily explored the interfaith challenges these couples experienced. A final exploratory aim compared these challenges and processes in continuously‐
Justin J. Hendricks +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Social mobility and partnering. The salience of mobility homogamy
Social Science Research, 2023 Does intergenerational social mobility influence individuals' partner choices? If so, are the socially mobile more likely to partner with someone from their origin or destination class? Or do they, if torn between the socio-cultural milieu of their well-known origins and less familiar destination, engage in 'mobility homogamy', opting for similarly ...
Esping-Andersen, Gøsta +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Differently Educated US Couples and Their Work‐Family Arrangements, 1968–2023
Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 4, Page 1132-1143, August 2026.ABSTRACT Objective This brief report examines how couples' education pairings relate to their work‐family arrangements in the United States from 1968 to 2023, focusing on differently educated couples. Background The reversal of the gender gap in education has increased couples where women have more education than their male partners, with implications ...
Léa Pessin, Federica Querin
wiley +1 more source
Parental Loss in Early Years and Adult Family Formation: Evidence From U.S. Cohorts Born 1850–1910
Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 4, Page 915-931, August 2026.ABSTRACT Objective This paper examines the long‐term impact of parental loss in early years on family formation as adults in U.S. cohorts born between 1850 and 1910, focusing on age assortative mating and the timing of first childbirth. Background Early parental loss can profoundly shape children's adult family formation trajectories.
Giulia Corti, Saverio Minardi
wiley +1 more source
Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017 This paper addresses homogamy and assortative mating in Switzerland. The empirical analysis monitors trends for education and hourly wages using the Swiss Labour Force Survey and the Swiss Household Panel.
Ravazzini Laura +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Partners Mirror Each Other's Informal Helping Behavior: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study
Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 3, Page 848-858, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objective This paper examines to what extent partners' informal helping behaviors are related and to what extent this partner effect differs by gender. Differences in informal help given to kin and non‐kin are explored. Background Although prior research has suggested that partners influence each other's helping behavior, these mostly cross ...
Marlou J. M. Ramaekers +1 more
wiley +1 more source
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 This study examined the association between mental rotation ability and facial masculinity preference in gay and bisexual men in China. The participants (436 gay/bisexual men, 132 heterosexual men, and 254 heterosexual women) completed an online Shepard ...
Lijun Zheng
doaj +1 more source
From peers to partners: The peer‐context origins of adolescent heterosexual romance
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Volume 36, Issue 2, June 2026.Abstract Romantic partnerships are highly influential for adolescent development, but many questions remain as to how and with whom such relationships emerge. By adopting a dynamic social network perspective, this study furthers our understanding of the peer‐related precursors to heterosexual adolescent romance.
Cassie McMillan +2 more
wiley +1 more source