Divorce Culture and Marital Gender Equality: A Cross-National Study  

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Yodanis, Carrie L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Gender and society; vol. 19 no. 05 (Oct. 2005), page 644-659.
Topik: divorce culture; gender equality; marriage; cross-national
Fulltext: 644.pdf (129.69KB)

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This article examines the cross-national relationship between a divorce culture on a national level and gender equality in intact marriages. Based on multilevel analysis of data from 22 countries in the International Social Survey Programme, the results indicate that a divorce culture on the national level is associated with greater marital equality. In other words, in countries where divorce is accepted and practiced, the distribution of work between women and men in marriage is more equal. These findings support the enhanced equality hypothesis that the possibility of divorce provides women with leverage to gain more equal status within marriage.

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