"Although many characteristics play a role in the choice of spouse, sociologists have most often examined endogamy and homogamy with respect to race/ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status.... I summarize empirical research by answering four questions: (a) To what extent are groups endogamous how do differ this respect? (b) How has changed over time? (c) Which factors related endogamy? (d) various dimensions partner coincide? [I then] discuss strengths weaknesses past research."

I assess whether intermarriage between Protestants and Catholics has increased over the course of twentieth century and, if it has, declining salience religious boundaries been accompanied by a rising importance educational in spouse selection. By analyzing set national surveys that were conducted 1955 1989 using research design separates effects period duration marriage, examine changes longer time than any previous study done. Multivariate loglinear analyses show dramatically since 1920s,...

This study examines two micro-level hypotheses about status homogamy: (1) the cultural matching hypothesis (people prefer to marry someone of similar status) and (2) economic competition high status). Detailed occupations newlyweds in 1970 1980 censuses are analyzed. Scales occupational developed, long-linear models scaled association used analyze 70 x marriage tables. It is found that assortative mating by status, dimension homogamy more important when people late, stats has increased...

According to classical works on social stratification, status homogamy can be regarded as an indicator of the "openness" society. In contrast previous approaches, this article treats marriage choice a multidimensional phenomenon and makes distinction between ascriptive- achievement-oriented characteristics. Ascriptive is measured by similarity spouses with respect their fathers' occupational class, while achieved dimension spouses' educational attainment. Multivariate log-linear models are...

Journal Article Assortative Meeting and Mating: Unintended Consequences of Organized Settings for Partner Choices Get access Matthijs Kalmijn, Kalmijn Utrecht University, Netherlands Direct correspondence to Department Sociology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands. Email: M.Kalmijn@fss.uu.nl. Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Henk Flap Social Forces, Volume 79, Issue 4, June 2001, Pages 1289–1312, https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2001.0044 Published: 01 2001

Using survey data on Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites in 1982 1985, the authors examine link between racial inequality schooling differences cultural capital-the degree to which parents socialize their children into high-status culture.The findings indicate a significant increase parental capital across birth cohorts (from 1900 1960).That this has been faster among than persists after Black-White are taken account suggests of integration domain.The results also show that exposure culture is...

I examine annual marriage license data for 33 states from 1968 to 1986 assess how the role of black/white color line in choice has changed. The analyses generally show that intermarriage increased rapidly since U.S. Supreme Court lifted legal ban on intermarriage. further this trend is especially pronounced among black males and status characteristics these marriages have remained traditional sense still occurs primarily when white woman marries up socioeconomic status. In my conclusion...

The study aims to assess, first, whether there is a gap in well‐being between unmarried cohabitants and the married, second, if selection factors can explain this so‐called cohabitation gap, third, size of differs across countries how be explained. We use pooled data from young adults (18–44) 3 rounds European Social Survey (N ≅ 31, 500). Multilevel regression analyses show that moderate partly explained with material resources religiosity. Country differences were clear could level...

European countries differ considerably in their marriage patterns. The study presented this paper describes these differences for the 1990s and attempts to explain them from a macro-level perspective. We find that different indicators of (i.e., rate, age at marriage, divorce prevalence unmarried cohabitation) cannot be seen as an underlying concept such 'strength marriage'. Multivariate ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses are estimated with units panel models which annual time...

Journal Article Gender Differences in the Effects of Divorce, Widowhood and Remarriage on Intergenerational Support: Does Marriage Protect Fathers? Get access Matthijs Kalmijn Tilburg University, Netherlands Direct correspondence to Kalmijn, Department Social Cultural Sciences, P.O. Box 90153 Warandelaan 2, Building S, Room S188, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands. Phone: +31 (0)13-466-2246, Fax: (0)13-466-3002. E-mail: M.Kalmijn@uvt.nl. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic...

The proportion of women who withdraw from paid employment when they have children differs considerably among the countries European Union (EU), and variation has mostly been attributed to institutional factors. In this study, we reassess explanation, because earlier supportive evidence is threatened by two alternative macro-level explanations: influence economic necessity work gender role values in society. Our main research question whether what extent these explanations alter effect public...

A textbook hypothesis about divorce is that heterogamous marriages are more likely to end in than homogamous marriages. We analyse vital statistics on the population of Netherlands, which provide a unique and powerful opportunity test this hypothesis. All formed between 1974 1984 (nearly 1 million marriages) traced records multivariate logistic regression models used effects heterogamy religion national origin. Our analyses confirm for cross Protestant-Catholic or Jewish-Gentile boundary....

Journal Article His or Her Divorce? The Gendered Nature of Divorce and its Determinants Get access Matthijs Kalmijn, Kalmijn Department Sociology, Tilburg University, PO Box 90.153, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands. Tel: +31-13-4662246; email: m.kalmijn@uvt.nl Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anne-Rigt Poortman Poortman, Utrecht 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, +31-30-2534306; a.poortman@fss.uu.nl European Sociological Review, Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2006, Pages...

It has often been argued that Southern European countries are more familialistic in their culture than Western and Northern countries. In this paper, we examine notion by testing the hypothesis adult children responsive to needs of elderly parents with attitudes. To test hypothesis, analyse Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe (SHARE). We focus on three indicators need: (a) partner status parent, (b) health (c) education parent. Using Heckman probit models, effects these variables whether...

Immigrants’ destination‐language proficiency has been typically studied from a microperspective in single country. In this article, the authors examine role of macrofactors cross‐national perspective. They argue that three groups macrolevel factors are important: country immigrants settle (“destination” effect), sending nation (“origin” and combination between origin destination (“setting” or “community” effect). The propose design simultaneously observes multiple destinations. present...

After a long tradition of research on the intergenerational mobility men, stratification studies in late 1970s and 1980s began to include women their analyses. Most studies, however, still rely primarily characteristics offathers measure family background status. Using large national cross-sectional data set, this study describes influence mother's occupational status children's educational attainment. I compare strengths maternal paternal influences use birth cohorts examine whether...

We test the so‐called escape hypothesis, which argues that for people from a poor marriage, divorce has less negative or even positive effect on well‐being. In an analysis of two waves National Survey Families and Households ( N = 4,526), we find only limited evidence. When dissatisfactory unfair they experience smaller increases in depression than when marriage. For marital conflict, no interaction. Marital aggression seems to increase divorce, especially among women, suggesting notions...

This article discusses Oppenheimer's theory on marriage timing, reviews the way this was received in European demography and family sociology, develops a new test of using annual panel data from 13 countries for period 1994-2001. Several indicators men's economic status are used, including school enrollment, employment, type labor contract, work experience, income, education. Effects these estimated transition to cohabitation, as well cohabitation marriage. Country differences effects...