Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Sociology
First Advisor
Johanna Brenner
Date of Publication
1985
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Sociology
Department
Sociology
Language
English
Subjects
Marriage, Divorce, Married women -- Employment
DOI
10.15760/etd.5307
Physical Description
1 online resource (37 p.)
Abstract
This thesis examines the effect of women's labor force participation on marital instability. It is hypothesized that women's income-earning affects marriage in two ways: 1) the "independence effect" facilitates divorce by enabling women to be self-supporting; 2) the "parallel marriage effect" improves marital satisfaction and the quality of the marital relationship because women with higher incomes generally have more power in marriage. The "independence effect" is measured by whether or not women's income is sufficient, defined as income above the poverty line for the appropriate family size as established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Parallel marriage" is measured by the wife-husband income ratio. Both women's own income level and wife-husband income ratio are taken two years prior to her divorce.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19439
Recommended Citation
Aytac, Isik Akin, "The effect of women's labor force participation on marital instability" (1985). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3428.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5307
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