Later Life Marital Dissolution and Repartnership Status: A National Portrait

Brown, Susan L.; Lin, I‐Fen; Hammersmith, Anna M.; Wright, Matthew R.

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“…Overall, then, while there was some overlap in their reasoning, men and women reassemble their post‐gray divorce lives in very different ways in terms of planning their future living arrangements, with significant numbers of women tending to rebuff remarriage and many men moving to embrace it (Brown, Bulanda, and Lee ; Brown et al. ; King and Scott ; Vespa ).…”

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“…First, Brown et al. () have analyzed role changes after a gray divorce for both sexes using quantitative survey data. This research is significant in that it speaks to the issue of remarriage by focusing on the following factors: cohort , age at divorce , and gender differences .…”

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“…Cherlin (2009) argues that the divorced population in general is not giving up on marriage, as it remains a highly desirable institution in American society. Indeed, remarriage is much more common than cohabitation for both women and men who want to repartner by sharing a household after a gray divorce (Brown et al 2018). 1 Remarriage is fundamentally different than cohabitation in that it involves not only a legally binding agreement between a couple, but also a set of moral, cultural, and societal expectations regarding the obligations that each partner has toward the other (Johnson, Caughlin, and Huston 1999;Noel-Miller 2011).…”

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“Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Gender Differences in the Remarriage Decision after a Gray Divorce”

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2018

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Gray divorces, or divorces at and over the age of 50, are increasing in the United States. This article explores this population's interest in remarrying after a divorce by sex within the context of a prospective, role exit theoretical framework. In‐depth, qualitative interviews with 40 women and 39 men who have experienced a gray divorce were analyzed using grounded theory methodology. There were significant gender differences with respect to receptivity to remarriage among those who had undergone a gray divorce. More specifically, the most common theme expressed by women involved firmly rejecting remarriage as a part of their futures. The remaining themes articulated by women were conditional pro‐remarriage views and then even less commonly, unconditional pro‐remarriage views. In contrast, the most common theme among men was that they remained very open to remarriage, either unconditionally or under specified conditions; only a small number rejected the prospect entirely. These findings highlight the differences in the remarriage decision from both the female and male perspectives for this population.

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“Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Gender Differences in the Remarriage Decision after a Gray Divorce”

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2018

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“…We speculate that older adults may prefer to protect the wealth they have accumulated over their lifetime rather than pool the resources with their partner , and cohabitation allows them to retain financial and economic autonomy that would not be possible in marriage (Brown et al, 2016;Chevan, 1996;Hatch, 1995). Furthermore, older adults, especially older women, may be less wiling to provide care-giving at a later stage of their life, and cohabitation does not explicitly enforce this kind of responsibility as marriage does (Talbott, 1998).…”

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Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?

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2017

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Partnered individuals are happier than singles. This can be because partnership leads to more satisfactory subjective well-being or because happier people are more likely to find a partner. We analyze Dutch panel data to investigate whether there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective well-being. Our data allow us to distinguish between marriage and cohabitation and between same-sex partnerships and opposite-sex ones. Our results support the short-term crisis model and adaptation theory. We find that marital partnership improves well-being and that these benefits are homogeneous to sexual orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both younger and older cohorts while cohabitation only benefits younger cohort.

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“…Cohabitation allows them to retain financial and economic autonomy (Brown et al, 2016;Chevan, 1996;Hatch, 1995). Moreover, older adults may be less willing to provide care-giving at later stages of their life.…”

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Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

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2017

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Later Life Marital Dissolution and Repartnership Status: A National Portrait

Cited by 47 publications

References 27 publications

“Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Gender Differences in the Remarriage Decision after a Gray Divorce”

“Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Gender Differences in the Remarriage Decision after a Gray Divorce”

Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?

Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

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