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marriage markets

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Marriage markets is a concept used in social sciences, particularly sociology, economics, and demography, to analyze the processes and structures through which individuals seek and form marital or long-term committed partnerships. This research concept investigates the dynamics of partner selection, considering factors such as individual characteristics, preferences, social networks, and broader socioeconomic and demographic structures that influence the availability and matching of potential partners within a defined population and spatial context. Its significance lies in providing a framework for understanding patterns of social stratification, assortative mating, demographic change, and the reproduction of social inequality through relationship formation processes.

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DT

Cornell University

MK

University of Amsterdam

RS

Johns Hopkins University

WD

Bowling Green State University

LJ

University of Chicago

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Pennsylvania State University

State College, United States

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States

Stockholm University

Stockholm, Sweden

The Ohio State University

Columbus, United States