Assortative mating fundamentally shapes the characteristics of families and the reproduction
of populations. It organizes people into families and determines the characteristics of …

Assortative mating refers to the tendency of two partners' characteristics to be matched in a
systematic manner, usually in the form of similarity. Mating with a similar partner has …

This paper reports trends in educational assortative marriage from 1940 to 2003 in the
United States. Analyses of census and Current Population Survey data show that …

Family structure remains a dominant explanation for understanding racial inequality in
poverty. Yet, empirical studies show family structure does not fully account for this …

Interracial/interethnic marriage in America is a barometer of racial/ethnic relations and
intergroup social distance. Using data from the 5-percent Public Use Microdata Sample of …

Cohabitation has risen dramatically in the United States in a very short time. So, too, has the
amount of sociological research devoted to the topic. In the span of a bit more than a …

The prevalence of nonmarital cohabitation is steadily increasing in the United States. In
evaluating the contribution of this new living arrangement to family formation, analysts have …

The last three decades have witnessed the rise of a pohtical gender gap in the United States
wherein more women than men favor the Democratic party. We trace this development to the …

Objective To assess whether an indicator of structural racism—the legacy of slavery—
impacts racial inequality in poverty among individuals within the same family structure …

Almost all our knowledge about cohabitation in the United States rests on analysis of
nationally representative, large‐scale surveys. We move beyond this work by drawing on …