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Project
The modernization of the Western World. An international comparative analysis of marital partner selection (1800-1914).
This project aims at conducting historical comparative analysis of partner choice according to social background, geographical origin and age based on large-scale international datasets. Using these databases, we will test the modernization hypothesis and alternative hypotheses conserning the evolution of societal openness. Special attention will be given to trends, the interrelatedness of differential partner choice criteria and vulnerable groups.
Date:1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2014
Keywords:societal openness, 19th century, partner choice, homogamy, heterogamy
Disciplines:Social psychology, Applied sociology, Sociology of life course, family and health, Demography, Social stratification, History, Policy and administration, Other sociology and anthropology, Social theory and sociological methods, Social change, Economic history