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Country differences in the link between gender-role attitudes and marital centrality: Evidence from 24 countries
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Abstract This study investigates factors that could explain why the association between the egalitarian gender-role attitudes and the attitudes toward the importance of marriage (marital centrality) differs across societies. Using data from the International Social Survey Programme for 24 countries in 2002 a... view more
This study investigates factors that could explain why the association between the egalitarian gender-role attitudes and the attitudes toward the importance of marriage (marital centrality) differs across societies. Using data from the International Social Survey Programme for 24 countries in 2002 and 2012 and multilevel modeling, we explore whether the Gender Revolution and the Second Demographic Transition frameworks could explain the country-level differences in the association between gender-role attitudes and marital centrality. We find that the negative association between the egalitarian gender-role attitudes and marital centrality is stronger in countries with a higher gender equality level and a higher fertility level. This work highlights the importance of considering the progress of the gender revolution and the second demographic transition to understand the relationship between gender equality and family formation.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; gender role; marriage; attitude; demographic transition; affirmative action; fertility; family formation
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
Gender revolution; gender-role attitudes; marriage centrality; second demographic transition; International Social Survey Programme: Leisure Time and Sports - ISSP 2007 (ZA4850 v2.0.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 291-309
Journal
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 61 (2020) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715220985922
ISSN
1745-2554
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed