Age and the Desire to Marry

Autor/inn/en	Mahay, Jenna; Lewin, Alisa C.
Titel	Age and the Desire to Marry
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 28 (2007) 5, S.706-723 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X06297272
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Young Adults; Divorce; Marriage; Attitudes; Older Adults; Attitude Measures; Marital Status; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Demography; Individual Characteristics; Children; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; General Social Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ehescheidung; Ehe; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Älterer Erwachsener; Familienstand; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Demografie; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Child; Kind; Kinder; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Understanding attitudes toward marriage at older ages is increasingly important as young adults delay marriage and large numbers of people return to the marriage market after divorce. This study examines age differences in the desire to marry among singles age 18 to 69 years, taking into account selection into marriage. Using data drawn from the General Social Survey (GSS), multinomial regressions show that single men and women age 55 to 69 years have less desire to marry than younger single men and women. This age difference in single people's desire to marry is not fully explained by differences in factors that are likely to affect the real or perceived gains from marriage, such as personal resources, children, experience of divorce, or religiosity. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure and 2 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10