Hypergamy reconsidered: Marriage in England, 1837-2021.

It is widely believed that women value social status in marital partners more than men, leading to female marital hypergamy ("marrying up"), and more female intergenerational social mobility. Using evidence from more than 33 million marriages and 67 million births in England 1837-2021 we s...

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Main Authors: Gregory Clark, Neil Cummins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316769
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