Entry to Marriage and Cohabitation in Russia, 1985–2000: Trends, Correlates, and Implications for the Second Demographic Transition

Gerber, Theodore P.; Berman, Danielle

doi:10.1007/s10680-009-9196-8

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“…On the other hand, the results for partnership dissolution were relatively similar, particularly among women. The pattern of observed process-specific variation bears close resemblance to similarities and dissimilarities in family behaviour that exist between Estonia and Russia, from where the majority of migrants and their descendants originate (Scherbov and Van Vianen 2004;Gerber and Berman 2011;Puur et al 2012).…”

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“…This was associated with the rapid spread of non-marital cohabitation, which has effectively replaced direct marriage as a pathway to partnership formation. Recent studies have demonstrated that these new trends emerged somewhat earlier in Estonia (Katus et al 2007;Gerber and Berman 2011). Cohabitation became the dominant pathway to partnership formation among native Estonians in the generations that formed their families in the 1970s.…”

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Partnership dynamics among migrants and their descendants in Estonia

Rahnu¹,

Puur²,

Klesment³

2015

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confidence: 54%

Section: Family-related Context In Estonia and The Countries Of Originmentioning

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Partnership dynamics among migrants and their descendants in Estonia

Rahnu¹,

Puur²,

Klesment³

2015

DemRes

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“…Increased economic uncertainty may lead people to postpone marriage, particularly those who enter the labour market or are in unstable and low paid employment. Studies on union formation processes in Central and Eastern Europe have shown a positive educational gradient of entry into marriage (Bradatan and Kulcsar 2008;Kantorova 2004;Gerber and Berman 2010;Hoem and Kostova 2008) and argued that these educational differences can be attributed to economic inequality rather than ideational change. Several country-specific studies on cohabitation in this region found that cohabitation is more prevalent among the lower social strata of society (Kotycheva and Philipov 2008;Perelli-Harris et al 2010;Potancokova et al 2008;Spéder and Kamarás 2008) although some of these studies conclude that, for younger birth cohorts, educational differences in the choice of union type become smaller.…”

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Understanding Diversity in the Meaning of Cohabitation Across Europe

2014

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This study investigates the diversity in the meanings attached to cohabitation across Europe.Utilizing a sample of 9,113 cohabiters between ages 18 and 79 from ten European countries that participated in the Generations and Gender Surveys, we develop a typology of different meanings of cohabitation and study their prevalence across and within countries. Based on answers to questions about marriage intentions, marriage attitudes and feelings of economic deprivation, six types of cohabiters are distinguished. Cohabiters in some of these types mainly view cohabitation as a stage in the marriage process (i.e., a prelude to marriage, a trial marriage, cohabitation for economic reasons, intend to marry despite an unfavourable attitude towards the institution of marriage), whereas other cohabiters mainly view it as an alternative to marriage (i.e., refusal of marriage, marriage is irrelevant). Results suggest that cohabiters constitute a heterogeneous group. For many, marriage is important and cohabitation serves as a period preceding marriage. Cohabitation as an alternative to marriage is more prevalent in Western and Northern Europe where cohabitation rates are high. The group of cohabiters who intend to marry despite an unfavourable attitude towards the institution of marriage is particularly large in Central and Eastern European countries, where cohabitation is less widespread.

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“…Unregistered unions existed in the Soviet times (Gerber and Berman 2010;Vishnevsky 2006, p. 100), but legal barriers, such as residential registration regulations, as well as cultural norms discouraging cohabitation limited their spread (Zakharov 2008). It has also been argued that in Russia the shortage of housing was among majors reason for low levels of unregistered marital cohabitation (Avdeev and Monnier 1999).…”

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Culture, Modernization, and Politics: Ethnic Differences in Union Formation in Kyrgyzstan

Agadjanian

Dommaraju

2010

Eur J Population

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The unique cultural and political history of Central Asia has produced intriguing ethnic variations in union formation. We use data from a survey of 1,535 young adults conducted in 2005 in northern Kyrgyzstan to examine ethnic patterns of entry into marriage versus cohabitation. To reflect the historic-cultural and political realities of Kyrgyzstan, we subdivide ethnic Kyrgyz into two categories based on the degree of linguistic Russification-more-Russified Kyrgyz and less-Russified Kyrgyz-and compare them to each other and to respondents of European origin. The results of the multinomial discrete-time logit models show significant differences among the three groups. Thus, Europeans were most likely to enter cohabitation whereas less-Russified Kyrgyz were least likely to do so, net of other factors. The three groups were lined up in the converse order with respect to probability of entering marriage, but upon breakdown by gender this ordering was present only among women. In contrast, among men, more-Russified Kyrgyz were less likely to marry than both less-Russified Kyrgyz and Europeans. We interpret these findings in light of long-term historic-cultural and demographic distinctions as well as more recent politically induced cleavages in Kyrgyzstan.

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Entry to Marriage and Cohabitation in Russia, 1985–2000: Trends, Correlates, and Implications for the Second Demographic Transition

Cited by 31 publications

References 47 publications

Partnership dynamics among migrants and their descendants in Estonia

Partnership dynamics among migrants and their descendants in Estonia

Understanding Diversity in the Meaning of Cohabitation Across Europe

Culture, Modernization, and Politics: Ethnic Differences in Union Formation in Kyrgyzstan

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