research and discussion, so that scholars can better understand marriage, family, household and community patterns in Europe …

issues can arise in comparisons of union formation before and after first birth, marriage formation before and after home …

old), this study analyzes teenagers’ expectations and desires about marriage, having children, and becoming unwed parents … power. Race, ethnicity, gender, type of religious upbringing, parental education, and parental expectations for their child …’s education are aspects of family context that consistently show significant relationships with expectations and desires …

the declines in sibling numbers and in rural residence discourage young adults from leaving home before marriage. The … practice of stem-family norms helps to explain the delay to some extent. Finally, marriage delay has a substantial impact on … later home-leaving as leaving home is closely linked with marriage in Japan. …

Japan is one of few developed countries in which marriage and higher earning potential among women are negatively … associated. As the proportion of births occurring outside of marriage remains low in Japan, fertility is still significantly … influenced by marriage trends, which are in turn influenced by societal expectations regarding the marriageability of educated …

-called independence effect: If a wife enjoys a higher earning than her husband does, she gains less from marriage. It has also been argued …