Married Couples and Their Labour Market Status

Bibliographic Data

ID2238146
AuthorsKène Henkens (0000-0002-3416-5191, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute), Gerbert Kraaykamp (0000-0001-5692-1907, Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology), Jacques J Siegers (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute), Jacques Siegers
Year1993
Volume9
Issue1
Pages67-78
Publication date1993-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036661
OpenAlexW2186015070
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited4

In this article we raise the question whether there is a relationship between the labour-market status of partners in the Netherlands in 1985–6. Possible explanations for such a relationship are represented by three hypotheses, namely the shared restrictions hypothesis, the spouse selection hypothesis, and the influence hypothesis. The explanations mentioned are tested for four types of labour-market status, namely employed, unemployed, disabled, and doing housework. Our analyses indicate that a relationship between the labour-market statuses of partners does exist and that the hypotheses provide sufficient explanation for the observed (non)-employment homogamy. For disablement homogamy and (un)employment homogamy we find hardly any indication that shared restrictions, spouse selection, or mutual influence play an important role. After controlling for these possible explanations it remains the case that unemployed and disabled persons more often have an unemployed or disabled partner and less often have an employed partner

Social science · Sociology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges