A gender perspective on preferences for marriage among cohabitating couples

This paper addresses the sex differences in cohabiters' marriage preferences, which have received very little attention in the family literature. According to Norwegian survey data from 1996, cohabiting men are more hesitant to marry than cohabiting women. For example, childless male cohabiters...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anne Reneflot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2006-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol15/10/