Educational Assortative Mating is a sociological construct that refers to the non-random pairing of individuals in romantic or marital relationships based on similarity in educational attainment, distinguishing it from other forms of mate selection by prioritizing congruence in formal educational levels.
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Five Decades of Educational Assortative Mating
Robert D. Mare · American Sociological Review · 1991 · 1.2K citations
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