<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We analyze the changing relationship between education and assortative mating over the course of educational expansion in Switzerland between 1970 and 2000. The overall rate of educationally homogamous partnerships has remained rather stable, while partnerlessness increased and became less educationally selective. An analysis taking the opportunity structure into account reveals that the inclination toward educationally homogamous partnerships is most pronounced in lower educational groups, but that the differences between educational groups decreased over time.</p></abstract>

We analyze the changing relationship between education and assortative mating over the course of educational expansion in Switzerland between 1970 and 2000. The overall rate of educationally homogamous partnerships has remained rather stable, while partnerlessness increased and became less educationally selective. An analysis taking the opportunity structure into account reveals that the inclination toward educationally homogamous partnerships is most pronounced in lower educational groups, but that the differences between educational groups decreased over time.

Educational Expansion and Homogamy. An Analysis of the Consequences of Educational Upgrading for Assortative Mating in Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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We analyze the changing relationship between education and assortative mating over the course of educational expansion in Switzerland between 1970 and 2000....

Educational Expansion and Homogamy. An Analysis of the Consequences of Educational Upgrading for Assortative Mating in Switzerland

Published Online: Dec 19, 2017

Page range: 481 - 514

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0025

Keywords
educational expansion, educational homogamy, census, social stratification

© 2017 Rolf Becker et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Educational Expansion and Homogamy. An Analysis of the Consequences of Educational Upgrading for Assortative Mating in Switzerland

Published Online: Dec 19, 2017

Page range: 481 - 514

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0025

Keywordseducational expansion, educational homogamy, census, social stratification

© 2017 Rolf Becker et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
educational expansion, educational homogamy, census, social stratification