Changing Places

Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility

Bibliographic Data

ID2555641
AuthorsJ A Jacobs (0000-0002-0809-422X, California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), F F Furstenberg (0000-0002-8815-4578, California University of Pennsylvania)
Year1986
Volume64
Issue3
Pages714
Publication date1986-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2578821
OpenAlexW4245629844
LanguageEN
Citations received16

This paper investigates the relationship between the socioeconomic status of successive husbands for two national samples of women who married two or more times. Socioeconomic homogamy, as indicated by the educational attainment and occupational status of spouses, is quite similar in first and second marriages for both cohorts. On average, the socioeconomic standing of husbands in subsequent marriages is about equal to those in previous marriages, when one adjusts for the career trajectories of the men involved. Socioeconomic variables, timing, and the presence of children all influence the chances of finding an accomplished second husband. The implications of these findings for the welfare of children of disrupted families and for future trends in the socioeconomic homogamy are discussed

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Marital status · Population · Social mobility · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Welfare · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology