Income dynamics in couples and the dissolution of marriage. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. University of groningen social stratification and attitudes. The impact of value orientations on patterns of consumption, production and reproduction in married and cohabiting couples, in r.
The book also provides explanations for the negative gradient in female education effects on divorce. A study of immigrant groups in nine western countries. Sociologist matthijs kalmijn of tilburg university in the netherlands argues that marriage rates would rise if the economy changed in ways that made young men better able to take on the breadwinner role by enhancing their employment prospects. Caring for grandchildrengrandparentingis an important form of support that parents can provide to their adult children and has been studied as one. Sociologists have most often examined endogamy and homogamy with respect to raceethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Matthijs kalmijn, explaining crossnational differences in marriage, cohabitation, and divorce in europe, 19902000, population studies, 61, 3, 243, 2007. When combining facetoface contact and telephone contact, 80%90% of older adults in europe have at least weekly contact. Using time series analyses, it shows the relevance of economic and gender context in understanding marriage formation. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order.
This study documents trends towards lower marriage rates and delayed marriage in europe and the us. Matthijs kalmijn, department of sociology, utrecht university, utrecht, the netherlands. In advancing his empirically grounded argument, kalmijn. The impact of young children on womens labour supply. From a life course perspective, union dissolutions, particularly when involving dependent children, can be regarded as critical events that represent transitions between two very distinct family phases. We highlight important analytical distinctions that need to be taken into account when addressing the related, but separate, social phenomena of intermarriage, miscegenation, multiracial identity, multiracial social movements, and race.
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Interactions between cultural and economic determinants of. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. Globalization, uncertainty and womens careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across europe and america in the second half of the 20th century. Matthijs kalmijn department of sociology, tilburg university, p. Destinationlanguage proficiency in crossnational perspective. Marriage formation is deeply embedded in societal context. Box 90153, 5000 le tilburg, netherlands article info article history. In this study, we addressed the question of social differentiation in book reading preferences. My specific area of interest within the study of social.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Using original sources, the book gives readers a chance to see how research findings are interpreted and incorporated into sociological theory. I first give an overview of hypotheses on the causes of endogamy and homogamy. Family relationships are an important part of the glue that holds society together and they have traditionally. Judith treas is chancellors professor of sociology and director of the center for demographic and social analysis at the university of california, irvine. Resource dilution theory hypothesizes that childrens educational attainment suffers from being raised with many siblings, as the parental resources have to be shared with more children. The exam will be structured in a manner similar to prelims. Empirical approaches to sociology is the only introductory level reader to offer a selection of major articles that are rich in data, yet may be easily understood without advanced math skills. Using original sources, the book gives students a chance to see how research findings are interpreted and incorporated into sociological theory. Matthijs kalmijn stanford center on poverty and inequality. Introduction how do life course transitions such as getting married, having children,and losinga spouse affect social contacts. Early in world war ii, in august 1941, before the united states had entered the war and britain stood alone against adolph hitler, president franklin roosevelt and prime minister winston churchill steamed in secret aboard their respective battleships and met off the coast of newfoundland on hms prince of. Dorien manting, netherlands institute for spatial research.
Kalmijn s current work focuses on a the strength and nature of relationships between parents and adult children, b the consequences of family structure for social inequality and social relationships, and c the longterm effects of negative life events. The crisis of leninism and the decline of the left. Judith treas is professor of sociology and director of the center for demographic and social analysis at the university of california, irvine. Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modernday family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change. What circumstances would reverse the sharp fall of marriage rates in recent decades. Assortative mating by cultural and economic occupational. We highlight important analytical distinctions that need to be taken into account when addressing the related, but separate, social phenomena of intermarriage, miscegenation, multiracial identity, multiracial social movements, and racemixture. Divorce separation race and ethnicity intergenerational effects life course abstract. Matthijs kalmijn matthijs kalmijn is associate professor in the department of sociology at utrecht university. One such change is manifested in the world of work and careers.
Covers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, childrens work, changing patterns of citizenship, multicultural families, and. In 1639, puritans in massachusetts granted the first divorce in america, to mrs. The gendered nature of divorce and its determinants. Received 4 june 2009 available online 24 may 2010 keywords. This book is the sixth volume in a series on european values published by brill academic publishers.
Globalization, argue the contributors to this book, has remarkably accelerated social and economic change in modern societies. Detailed occupations of newlyweds in the 1970 and 1980 censuses are analyzed. Cultural production and producers in the mens magazine market by ben crewe. The book represents the firstever longitudinal analysis of microlevel data from these oecd countries focusing exclusively on womens relationship to the labor market in a. Covers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, childrens work, changing patterns of citizenship, multicultural families. Jul 11, 2018 department of sociology, university of amsterdam, nieuwe achtergracht 166, building rec bc, room b6. Using competing risk analysis, we reexamine four wellknown determinants of divorce. Contrary to previous studies treating divorce as a couples decision, we make a distinction between his, her, and their divorce by using information about who initiated divorce. All content in this area was uploaded by matthijs kalmijn. Causes, patterns, trends matthijs kalmijn department of sociology, utrecht university, utrecht, the netherlands. Beyond the demographic divide, farnham, ashgate isbn 978147243954.
Her previous book, edited with sonja drobnic, is dividing the domestic. The study extends previous work by including more countries, a longer time period, and by. James luxford, on grounds of bigamy she was awarded mr. And what is the role of getting older in this process. Luxfords property and he was fined, placed in the stocks, then banished to england. His research interests include stratification, social demography, and topics connecting these two areas. New insights in trends, causes and consequences of relation breakups, edited by dimitri mortelmans 2019. The wiley blackwell companion to the sociology of families. Divorce and separation induce major changes in the life course of individuals, their children, their relatives and their social networks. Producers, consumers, and activists challenge the global food system, edited by wynne wright and gerad middendorf. This book explores whether the forces of globalization affect the erosion of standard career patterns of midcareer men in twelve oecd countries. The book represents the firstever longitudinal analysis of microlevel data from these oecd countries focusing exclusively on womens relationship to the labor market in a globalizing world.
Sibship size and gendered resource dilution in different. Christiaan willem simon monden born 26 march 1975 in noordwijkerhout is a dutch sociologist and a professorial fellow in sociology at nuffield college, university of oxford. People have a tendency to marry within their social group or to marry a person who is close to them in status. Changing sibling relationships after parents death. University of groningen change and stability in the social.
Adult childrens relationships with married parents, divorced parents, and. In family sociology, there is a rapidly increasing amount of interest in the role of grandparents in families birditt et al. Beyond the demographic divide, farnham, ashgate isbn 9781. Oupblog oxford university presss academic insights for the. Globalization, uncertainty and womens careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across europe and america in. Grandparents resources and grandchildrens schooling. In his book, phil kasinitz focused primarily on the public face of ethnic identity. There will be a comprehensive closedbook, closednote exam during final exam week december, tuesday, 3. Kalmijn 1996 found that the socioeconomic advantage is primarily limited to blacks who immigrated from british speaking areas while conversely, spanish and french speaking black immigrants tend to do significantly worse than local born afroamericans. I first give an overview of hypotheses on the causes of endogamy and. Family solidarity in the netherlands publication publication. Department of sociology, university of amsterdam, nieuwe achtergracht 166, building rec bc, room b6. Matthijs kalmijn, department of sociology, tilburg university. Two theoretical insights are examined that explain why readers from the higher social classes prefer complex and prestigious books more than readers from the lower social strata.
Matthijs kalmijn professor of sociology and demography. An american tradition by glenda riley, 1991 online. Women, men and household work in crossnational perspective 2010 jacqueline scott is professor of empirical sociology in the faculty of politics, psychology. Early in world war ii, in august 1941, before the united states had entered the war and britain stood alone against adolph hitler, president franklin roosevelt and prime minister winston churchill steamed in secret aboard their respective battleships and met off the coast of newfoundland on hms prince of wales. Based on economic and cultural theories, we hypothesize that resource dilution is gendered. Matthijs kalmijn, department of sociology, tilburg. Although many characteristics play a role in the choice of a spouse, sociologists have most often examined endogamy and homogamy with respect to raceethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status. Oupblog oxford university presss academic insights for. Mar 21, 2014 judith treas is chancellors professor of sociology and director of the center for demographic and social analysis at the university of california, irvine. This study examines two microlevel hypotheses about status homogamy. Overwhelming evidence against the individualization of. Soule commensuration as a social process wendy nelson espeland and. Men, women and household work in crossnational perspective 2010. Matthijs kalmijn department of sociology and anthropology, university of amsterdam, the netherlands 1.
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