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Partner preference and age: User's mating behavior in online dating

open access: yesJournal of Family Research, 2021
Objective: We test whether real online-user mating behavior corresponds with expectations from both the sociobiological and social perspectives and explore the age differentials that individuals opt for when searching for a mate and how this evolves ...
Marketa Setinova, Renáta Topinková
doaj   +1 more source

Intermarriage and Homogamy: Causes, Patterns, Trends [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Sociology, 1998
People have a tendency to marry within their social group or to marry a person who is close to them in status. Although many characteristics play a role in the choice of a spouse, sociologists have most often examined endogamy and homogamy with respect to race/ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status.
openaire   +4 more sources

Gender Differences in the Timing and Chances of Parenthood Across Regions

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT An increasing number of studies have examined fertility variation at the regional level within countries, but this research has largely focused on women. As a result, our knowledge of regional variation in male fertility remains limited. The current study addresses this research gap by examining how the timing and chances of parenthood vary ...
Jessica Nisén   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parental educational homogamy and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Clarifying the association's intricacy

open access: yesScientific African, 2020
Worldwide, under-five mortality (U5M) rate is highest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There exists a gap in knowledge on the pathway through which Parental Educational Homogamy (PEH) influences U5M in SSA.
Ayo Stephen Adebowale   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and concordance of cardiometabolic risk markers and health behaviour among couples after a gestational diabetes mellitus‐affected pregnancy

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 27, Issue 11, Page 6284-6293, November 2025.
Abstract Aims This study investigated the prevalence and concordance of cardiometabolic risk markers among couples after a gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‐affected pregnancy. It also examined whether selected demographic, socioeconomic and health behavioural factors could explain within‐couple associations.
Majken Lillholm Pico   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic situation and late‐life divorce: A “his” and “hers” perspective

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, Volume 87, Issue 5, Page 2075-2096, October 2025.
Abstract Objective This study investigated the association between individuals' economic situation and divorce among the population aged 60+ in Sweden, with a focus on the role of gender and potential changes across cohorts. Background Previous research on divorce has mainly considered individuals of working age or all ages combined, although late‐life
Linda Kridahl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

XAI-Explainable artificial intelligence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Explainability is essential for users to effectively understand, trust, and manage powerful artificial intelligence ...
Choi, J.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Party Political Homogamy in Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Sociological Review, 1997
This paper focuses on husbands' and wives' party political identifications in combination. There is a high level of party political homogamy in Great Britain (i.e. spouses tend to share the same party political identification). Statistical analyses show that levels of homogamy vary according to strength of party political identification, parental ...
openaire   +1 more source

The association between religious homogamy and reproduction [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016
Individuals more strongly affiliated to religion have on average more children than less religious ones. Here, based on census data of 3 658 650 women aged 46–60 years from 32 countries provided by IPUMS International and data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (n= 2400 women, aged 53–57 years), we show that religious homogamy is also associated ...
Fieder, Martin, Huber, Susanne
openaire   +2 more sources

The gendered division of housework in North America: A systematic review from 2014 to 2024

open access: yesJournal of Family Theory &Review, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 691-720, September 2025.
Abstract This systematic review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) and examines empirical studies on the division of housework between mixed‐gender partners in North America. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the determinants of that division and to critically review the methods
Mylène Ross‐Plourde   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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