The Transition From Cohabitation to Marriage : A Longitudinal Study of the Propensity to Marry in Sweden in the Early 1990s  

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Duvander, Ann-Zofie E.

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 20 no. 5 (Sep. 1999), page 698-717.
Topik: transition; transition; cohabitation; marriage; propensity
Fulltext: 698.pdf (1.98MB)

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In Sweden, cohabitation is the norm before marriage and is in many ways equal to marriage. By investigating the transition from cohabitation to marriage, this study seeks to clarify how those who marry differ from those who do not. The study uses the Swedish Family Survey of 1992 together with register data of marriages and births for the following 2 years. Information on partner's attitudes and marriage plans is obtained from a self - administered questionnaire. The risk of marriage for women who were cohabiting at the time of interview is analyzed with event history analysis. The results show that life course stage, economic gains in marriage, and family socialization predict whether cohabiting women will turn their unions into marriages. In addition, attitudes toward leisure and parenthood influence marriage propensities. Marriage plans explain some, but not all, of those effects.

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