Are Men or Women More Reluctant to Marry in Couples Sharing a Non-Marital Birth?
Publication Year
2006
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this paper I examine whether one gender is driving the “retreat from marriage” among unmarried parents. I use a sample of romantically involved unmarried parents—taken from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Survey—to examine whether a gender difference exists in marriage attitudes that are current-relationship specific and not relationship specific, with and without controls of current relationship quality. Using ordered logistical analysis, I find that, net of other factors, men are more positive regarding marriage and their current relationship than their female partners.
Keywords
Journal
Gender Issues
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
20-43