Date of Award

Spring 2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology & Criminal Justice

Program/Concentration

Applied Sociology

Committee Director

Xiushi Yang

Committee Member

Katarina Wegar

Committee Member

William Agyei

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.S62 R35 2008

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between five demographic homogamy variables and marital success. Throughout this paper, several questions were examined that seek to give a better understanding of the factors that impact the stability and quality of American marriages. Is homogamy an important issue in modern society, or have cultural advancements in American society made homogamy irrelevant? Do both ascribed and achieved characteristics still impact marital success? Data from wave one of the National Survey of Families and Households was used for the analysis. First, correlations between the heterogamy variables and marital success were evaluated. Next, regression models were used to analyze the relationship between the heterogamy variables and marital success. Results suggest that homogamy does have an impact on marital success, though results for individual variables were mixed.

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DOI

10.25777/ehxe-3g02

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