Educational Stratification of Marriage Entry under Different
Political and Economic Regimes: Evidence from the Czech
Republic during the Second Half of the 20th Century

J 2012

Educational Stratification of Marriage Entry under Different Political and Economic Regimes: Evidence from the Czech Republic during the Second Half of the 20th Century

KREIDL, Martin

Basic information

Original name

Educational Stratification of Marriage Entry under Different Political and Economic Regimes: Evidence from the Czech Republic during the Second Half of the 20th Century

Authors

KREIDL, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Population Review, 2012, 1549-0955

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00080560

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

Marriage;population change;second demographic transition;Czech Republic;post-socialism

Abstract

V originále

This paper examines changes in the effect of education on respondents’ odds of entering marriage in the Czech Republic in the second half of the 20th century. The paper evaluates two competing theoretical perspectives aiming at explaining post-socialist population change: the economic crisis argument and the second demographic transition theory. Using discrete-time event-history models to predict entry into first marriage, the analysis reveals that educational stratification of marital behavior increased in the post-socialist period among women, and most probably also among men: the least educated individuals postponed and avoided marriage to a greater degree than better qualified respondents, which supports the notion that post-socialist population change responded to structural economic forces. Yet, a detailed comparison of the timing of change in marital behavior across education groups suggests that ideational change (and perceived opportunity cost of early marriage) also played a role in the post-socialist demographic change.

Links

GAP404/11/0130, research and development project

Name: Struktura rodiny a stratifikační proces: vysvětlují trend změny ve vnitrorodinných procesech, kompoziční změny anebo samo-výběr?

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Family structure and the stratification process: Do compositional effects, changes in intra-family processes, or selection bias explain the trend?

Citovat

KREIDL, Martin. Educational Stratification of Marriage Entry under Different Political and Economic Regimes: Evidence from the Czech Republic during the Second Half of the 20th Century. Population Review. 2012, vol. 51, No 2, p. 151-178. ISSN 1549-0955.

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KREIDL, Martin. Educational Stratification of Marriage Entry under Different Political and Economic Regimes: Evidence from the Czech Republic during the Second Half of the 20th Century. \textit{Population Review}. 2012, vol.~51, No~2, p.~151-178. ISSN~1549-0955.

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