Early marriage timing of young adults: The dynamics of culture and economics in the social context

Citation

Ji, Yingchun (2008). Early marriage timing of young adults: The dynamics of culture and economics in the social context. 2008 Add Health Users Conference. Bethesda, MD.

Abstract

This research synthesizes the economic rational choice approach, the psychological reasoned action approach and the sociological social norm perspective. It examines how youths' potential market value and their social norm of marriage expectation interact with each other to structure their decision making to move to the early marriage. This research finds that youth with better potential market value postpone entering into marriage and that youths with the social norm of higher marriage expectation move to the early marriage faster. Having equivalent potential market value, youths with the social norm of higher marriage expectation move faster to the early marriage. Furthermore, youths' social norm of marriage expectation is modified by economic and norm factors at both the school level and the neighborhood level.

URL

https://addhealth.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/docs/news/users-conference/2008%20Add%20Health%20Users%20Conference%20Abstracts.pdf

Reference Type

Conference proceeding

Book Title

2008 Add Health Users Conference

Author(s)

Ji, Yingchun

Year Published

2008

City of Publication

Bethesda, MD

Reference ID

6303