The Formation and Dissolution of Second Unions: Marriage and Cohabitation in Sweden and Norway.

Blanc, Ann Klimas

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ERIC Number: EJ357826

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Formation and Dissolution of Second Unions: Marriage and Cohabitation in Sweden and Norway.

Blanc, Ann Klimas

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v49 n2 p391-400 May 1987

Using recent survey data from Sweden and Norway and life table techniques, examined rate at which women formed second unions and type of union they chose (marriage or cohabitation) as well as how this process has changed over time. The results showed that nonmarital cohabitation was preferred type of second union in both Sweden and Norway. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Divorce, Females, Foreign Countries, Marital Status, Population Trends, Remarriage

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Norway; Sweden

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