Group Differences in Economic Opportunity and the Timing of Marriage
Blacks and Whites in the Rural South, 1910
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4785767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy S Landale (Institute of Criminology), Stewart E Tolnay (0000-0001-7792-7435) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095671 |
| OpenAlex | W2059277064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 17 |
A central thesis in studies of nuptiality is that marriage behavior is strongly influenced by economic conditions because they affect the ease with which independent households can be established by young couples. We contend that a society's stratification system should be included in this general framework. Because access to economic opportunities is typically distributed unevenly in society, economic conditions will not affect the marriage behavior of all groups in the same way. An examination of the timing of marriage among white and black residents of the rural South in 1910 strongly supports our hypotheses. Whites delayed marriage in areas where farmland was expensive and manufacturing employment was available. Farm tenancy clearly facilitated early marriage among blacks, while the price of land and availability of manufacturing opportunities had no effect on the timing of marriage. These findings are interpreted in light of the class and caste distinctions characteristic of the Southern stratification system in the early twentieth century. The central tenets of the opportunity thesis of nuptiality are supported, but we emphasize a need to move beyond consideration of the simple availability of economic opportunities to recognize the additional role of their distribution within society
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