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Divorces

Families and households

Unilateral divorce legislation supported the rise in educational homogamy in the US

October 7, 2024 Geghetsik Afunts and Stepan Jurajda
Divorces, homogamy, Marriage, USA

The introduction of unilateral divorce legislation in the US in the 1970s and 1980s, which led to spikes in divorce rates, coincided with rising educational assortative matching into marriage. Geghetsik … Read more

Families and households

Joint physical custody of children in Europe: A growing phenomenon

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Mia Hakovirta, Daniel R. Meyer, Milla Salin, Eija Lindroos and Mari Haapanen
Children, Divorces, Europe, Family, Separations

As union dissolution becomes more frequent around the world, the living arrangements of children of separated parents have become an important issue. Joint physical custody (JPC) is believed to be … Read more

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Differential educational consequences of parental separation in West Germany

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Wiebke Schulz
Divorces, Education, Family, germany, Separations

Children are not all equally influenced by parental separation. Wiebke Schulz shows that children with parents from a lower educational background have fewer chances of completing mid-secondary education. This is … Read more

Families and households

Cohabitation matters when studying breakups of couples with different migrant backgrounds

November 21, 2022 Layla Van den Berg and Dimitri Mortelmans
Belgium, Couples, Divorces, Europe, Marriage

Endogamy (partners of the same geographical origin) is said to lower the risk of marriage dissolution. However, once cohabitation is included in the analysis of Belgian (register) data, Layla Van … Read more

Families and households

Same-sex marriages in Sweden: 20 years of change

March 11, 2021March 16, 2020 Martin Kolk and Gunnar Andersson
Children, Divorces, Europe, Family, Gender issues, homosexual marriage, Marriage

Martin Kolk and Gunnar Andersson study the evolution of same-sex marriages, childbearing and divorce in Sweden. They highlight increases in childbearing and marriage of female couples in particular, and a … Read more

Families and households

Stability of U.S. couples with children in a comparative perspective

March 9, 2021September 24, 2018 Katherine Michelmore and Kelly Musick
Children, Demography, Divorces, Family, Separations

Cohabitation, nonmarital childbearing, and partnership dissolution are now common in the U.S. Katherine Michelmore and Kelly Musick examine patterns of union instability among couples who have had a child together, … Read more

Families and households

Children born to a lone mother and their well-being in the UK

March 6, 2021September 25, 2017 Elena Mariani and Alice Goisis
Children, Divorces, Women

Numerous studies have looked at the relationship between family structure and child well-being. Overall, the evidence suggests that children who grow up in a household with two married biological parents, … Read more

Families and households

The rise of divorce, separation, and cohabitation in the Philippines

March 6, 2021July 10, 2017 Jeofrey B. Abalos
Asia, Divorces, Marriage, Separations

“What God has put together let no man put asunder”. This biblical quote is frequently heard among Filipinos, particularly among the older generations, to discourage young people from leaving an … Read more

Families and households

The changing American age curve of divorce

March 4, 2021April 26, 2016 Lowell L. Hargens
Americas, Divorces, Family, Household, Separations

The incidence of divorce, like the incidence of many other demographic phenomena, varies greatly across the life course. Divorce is most prevalent during young adulthood and relatively infrequent among the … Read more

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