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Title: Changing Places: Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility
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1. Jacobs, Jerry A.
Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr.
Changing Places: Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility
Social Forces 64,3 (March 1986): 714-732.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2578821
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Children; Educational Attainment; Husbands; Marital Disruption; Marriage; Mobility; Occupational Status; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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The relationship between the socioeconomic status of successive husbands for two national samples of women (the Mature and Young Women cohorts) who married two or more times is investigated. Socioeconomic homogamy, as indicated by the educational attainment and occupational status of spouses, is similar in first and second marriages for both cohorts. On average, the socioeconomic standings of husbands in subsequent marriages are about equal to those in previous marriages, when adjustments are made for the career trajectories of the men involved. Socioeconomic variables, timing, and the presence of children all influence the chances of finding an accomplished second husband. The implications of these findings for the welfare of children of disrupted families and for future trends in socioeconomic homogamy are discussed.
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Jacobs, Jerry A. and Frank F. Jr. Furstenberg. "Changing Places: Conjugal Careers and Women's Marital Mobility." Social Forces 64,3 (March 1986): 714-732.