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Kalmijn, Matthijs – Social Forces, 2012
A common claim in the literature is that higher-educated persons are more likely to marry outside their ethnic/racial group than lower-educated persons. We re-examine this "educational gradient" with a multilevel analysis of 46 immigrant groups in the Current Population Survey. We find that there are positive effects not only of individual…
Descriptors: Marriage, Educational Attainment, Ethnic Groups, Race
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Baumle, Amanda K.; Poston, Dudley, Jr. – Social Forces, 2011
This article builds on earlier studies that have examined "the economic cost of homosexuality," by using data from the 2000 U.S. Census and by employing multilevel analyses. Our findings indicate that partnered gay men experience a 12.5 percent earnings penalty compared to married heterosexual men, and a statistically insignificant earnings…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Census Figures, Males, Salaries
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Williams, Kristi; Sassler, Sharon; Nicholson, Lisa M. – Social Forces, 2008
This study examines whether the mental and physical health of single mothers benefit from marriage or cohabitation compared to childless women who marry. Results indicate that marrying is associated with similar declines in psychological distress for single mothers and childless women, but only when that marriage endures. Single mothers do not…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Females, Physical Health
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Rosenfeld, Michael J. – Social Forces, 2008
This article compares marriage patterns by race, education and religion in the United States during the 20th century, using a variety of data sources. The comparative approach allows several general conclusions. First, racial endogamy has declined sharply over the 20th century, but race is still the most powerful division in the marriage market.…
Descriptors: African Americans, Race, Protestants, Jews