Philippe Coulangeon, Yoann Demoli, Maël Ginsburger, and Ivaylo Petev, La conversion écologique des Français: Contradictions et clivages [The Ecological Conversion of the French: Contradictions and Divisions]. Presses universitaires de France, 2023, 228 pages
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Although extensive research has been conducted on the evolving patterns of educational assortative mating, the interplay between this phenomenon and partners’ age differences has received limited attention. This study offers a twofold contribution. First, it examines trends in both age and educational assortative mating over 5 decades across four countries. Second, it explores age-difference trends in educationally heterogamous and homogamous couples, with a focus on patterns related to educational homogamy. We used IPUMSi harmonized census microdata for Brazil, France, Panama, and the United States, available since the 1960s. Results indicate a slight increase in the proportion of same-age couples among tertiary-educated couples over time, while proportions across other educational pairings remain stable. Additionally, we observe a growing prevalence of relationships in which the man is much older than the woman, particularly among educationally hypergamous and homogamous low-educated couples. These trends are consistent across all contexts examined.
Source: Population (English Edition)
Authors: Paul Reeve, Tania Lejbowicz
Language: French
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411017937