Homogamy in socio-economic background and education, and the dissolution of cohabiting unions

<b>Background</b>: Despite the increasing prevalence of cohabitation, knowledge of how socio-economic homogamy affects the stability of cohabiting unions is scant. Few studies have compared the effects of homogamy in both ascribed and achieved socio-economic status on union dissolution....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elina Mäenpää, Marika Jalovaara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2014-06-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/65/