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Marriage and divorce in twentieth century American cohorts

Author(s) -

Robert Schoen,

William L. Urton,

Karen A. Woodrow,

John Bai

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2060989

Subject(s) - wife , national survey of family growth , cohort , demography , marital status , socioeconomic status , general social survey , population , age at first marriage , survivorship curve , demographic economics , fertility , sociology , political science , family planning , psychology , economics , medicine , social psychology , law , research methodology

The significance of recent changes in marriage and divorce in the United States is examined from a cohort perspective. Marital status life tables, following birth cohorts through life and through the statuses of Never Married, Presently Married, Widowed, and Divorced provide a detailed description of the experience of male and female cohorts born 1888–1950. Recent cohorts show a clear reversal of previous trends toward earlier and more universal marriage. There has been a steady rise in divorce, with 46 percent of male and 42 percent of female marriages expected to end in divorce for the cohort born in 1950.

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