Parental socioeconomic status and the timing of first marriage

Autor: Brons, M.D., Liefbroer, Aart C., Ganzeboom, H.B.G., Leerstoel Poortman, Social Networks, Solidarity and Inequality
Přispěvatelé: Sociology, A-LAB, Social Inequality and the Life Course (SILC), Leerstoel Poortman, Social Networks, Solidarity and Inequality, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Demographic Research, 45:15, 469-516. Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
Brons, M D A, Liefbroer, A C & Ganzeboom, H B G 2021, ' Parental socioeconomic status and the timing of first marriage : What is the role of unmarried cohabitation? Results from a crossnational comparison ', Demographic Research, vol. 45, 15, pp. 469-516 . https://doi.org/10.4054/DEMRES.2021.45.15
Demographic Research, 45(15), 469. Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
Demographic Research, 45, 469-516. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
ISSN: 1435-9871
DOI: 10.4054/DEMRES.2021.45.15
Popis: © 2021 Brons, Liefbroer & Ganzeboom. All Rights Reserved.BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that individuals from high-status families enter marriage later than those from low-status families. However, in many Western societies, it has become common to cohabit prior to marriage. Does this change the link between parental socioeconomic status (SES) and marriage timing? OBJECTIVE This study examines to what extent the impact of parental SES on the timing of first marriage weakens after young adults start a cohabiting union. It also examines crossnational variation in the link between parental SES and marriage timing before and after young adults cohabit and whether this variation depends on countries' position in the cohabitation transition. METHODS We apply discrete-time hazard models and meta-analytical tools using data from 20 Western countries. To examine whether the cohabitation stage of countries explains country differences, we construct a four-stage cohabitation typology. RESULTS In most countries, higher parental SES results in later entry into marriage. The impact of parental SES on marriage timing weakens considerably after young adults entered a cohabiting union. Substantial cross-national variation is found in the strength of the link between parental SES and marriage timing. However, this variation cannot be explained by the cohabitation stage countries are in. CONTRIBUTION First, this study provides fresh evidence of the influence of parental SES on family formation in Western countries. Second, it shows the importance of a life-course perspective, as parental SES matters less after young adults start a cohabiting union. Third, it presents a theory-based and empirically-tested typology of stages in the cohabitation transition.
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