Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ507958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Marriage Markets and Marital Choice.
Lichter, Daniel T.; And Others
Journal of Family Issues, v16 n4 p412-31 Jul 1995
Tested hypothesis that demographic shortages of suitable marital partners influences women's marital decisions. Found that a favorable marriage market--the relative number of men to women--increases the odds of marrying a high-status man compared with a low-status man (as measured in terms of education and occupation). (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior, Competition, Decision Making, Demography, Females, Free Enterprise System, Informal Assessment, Marriage, Mate Selection, Selection
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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