Women's and Men's Education and Partnership Formation
Does the Field of Education Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2236073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teresa Martín-García (0000-0002-0274-5765, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, corresponding author), Marta Seiz (0000-0001-9152-2100, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Teresa Castro Martins (0000-0002-7791-9977, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Teresa Castro-Martín |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 393-409 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcx047 |
| OpenAlex | W2616722278 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
Using data from the Generation and Gender Survey, this study explores the effect of field of education on first union formation for women and men born since the 1960s in Norway, Austria, Belgium, and Poland. Educational attainment is known to influence differently the union patterns of men and women. These differences in partnership formation have been traditionally explained using the economic interpretation of education. We suggest that looking at fields of study may yield additional insights and offer a more comprehensive picture for understanding union entry patterns. The analysis focusses on the effect of three dimensions of education—educational level, enrolment, and field—on first union entry and union type. We find that educational field is important not only as a control variable that helps add nuance to the relation between educational level and family formation, but also in and of itself. The findings suggest that the field of study reflects unobserved value orientations but also different degrees of opportunities in the labour market.
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Field (mathematics) · General partnership · Interpretation (philosophy) · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · Value (mathematics) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |