Education, Labor Markets and the Retreat from Marriage

Autor/inn/en	Harknett, Kristen; Kuperberg, Arielle
Titel	Education, Labor Markets and the Retreat from Marriage
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 90 (2011) 1, S.41-63 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
DOI	10.1093/sf/90.1.41
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Education Work Relationship; Surveys; Correlation; Economic Climate; Labor Market; Marriage; Family Structure; Gender Differences; Females; Federal Aid; Social Indicators; Sociometric Techniques; Socioeconomic Influences; Well Being + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Korrelation; Wirtschaftslage; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ehe; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Geschlechterkonflikt; Weibliches Geschlecht; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Soziometrie; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study and the Current Population Survey, we find that labor market conditions play a large role in explaining the positive relationship between educational attainment and marriage. Our results suggest that if low-educated parents enjoyed the same, stronger labor market conditions as their more-educated counterparts, then differences in marriage by education would narrow considerably. Better labor markets are positively related to marriage for fathers at all educational levels. In contrast, better labor markets are positively related to marriage for less-educated mothers but not their more-educated counterparts. We discuss the implications of our findings for theories about women's earning power and marriage, the current economic recession and future studies of differences in family structure across education groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10