Social Change, Premarital Non-Family Experiences, and Marital Dynamics

Autor/inn/en	Hoelter, Lynette F.; Axinn, William G.; Ghimire, Dirgha J.
Titel	Social Change, Premarital Non-Family Experiences, and Marital Dynamics
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 66 (2004) 5, S.1131-1151 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00083.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Change; Marriage; Family Violence; Educational Experience; Marital Satisfaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Ehe; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	We investigate the effects of non-family experiences on marital relationships in a setting characterized by high levels of arranged marriage until recently. Drawing on theoretical frameworks for the study of families and social change, we argue that the expansion of opportunities for non-family experiences will increase the likelihood of marital relationships based on an emotional bond between husbands and wives. Using data from 3,724 individuals in rural Nepal, we find consistent effects of educational experiences across multiple dimensions of marriage. These effects point toward the spread of education as a stimulus to marriages characterized by higher levels of love and discussions between spouses, and lower levels of conflict and spouse abuse. Results suggest that studies of marital dynamics in non-Western settings provide a fruitful avenue for new research on marriage. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10