Stability and Change: The Structuration of Partnership Histories in Canada, the Netherlands, and the Russian Federation |
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Authors: | Melinda Mills |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Social-Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit (Free University) Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This paper explores stability and change in women's partnership histories since the late 1940s in Canada, the Netherlands,
and the Russian Federation. Giddens' (1984) theory of structuration is used to understand how the social structure enables
or constrains behaviour. Entire partnership histories are examined by applying a Markov and semi-Markov multistate approach
to investigate the type, timing, duration, and complexity of partnerships. Results show earlier union formation for younger
cohorts in the Russian Federation compared to postponement trends in the other countries. Cohabitation appears to increasingly
serve as an alternative to marriage, particularly in Canada. When facilitated by the social structure, divorce levels are
high (Russian Federation, Canada). Widowhood in the Russian Federation persists even among younger women. Re-partnering is
the highest in the Russian Federation, with post-marital cohabitation gaining ground in Canada. Partnership histories are
increasingly complex in the Netherlands and particularly Canada but remain stable in the Russian Federation. |
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Keywords: | Canada cohabitation divorce marriage multistate life tables remarriage Russia structuration The Netherlands |
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