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Title: Changing Marriage Dynamics in the United States, 1990s to 2010s
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: In this dissertation, I conduct three studies examining how evolving gender norms, economic factors, and other structural forces shaped marriage dynamics among different-sex couples in the United States between the 1990s and the 2010s, each involving analysis of data from the U.S. Current Population Survey. In the first study, I examine the rising proportion of sole-breadwinner married couples in the U.S., analyzing changes in the predictors of such arrangements to better understand the structural forces that might push couples toward a single-earner setup even as individuals increasingly express egalitarian gender ideals. I find that male-sole-breadwinner arrangements have become particularly more likely among couples with young children or multiple children; that men who work in professional or managerial occupations or regularly work 50 or more hours per week have been increasingly likely to serve as sole breadwinners; and that sole-breadwinner couples, whether the sole earner is female or male, have become increasingly economically disadvantaged over time.
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Authors: Erickson, Matt
Institution: University of Kansas
Department: Sociology
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Pages: 1-154
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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