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Patterns and Trends of Same-Sex Partner Choice in Germany1.
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Journal of Comparative Family Studies . 2022, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p161-188. 28p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper analyses the age and educational homogamy of same-sex couples in Germany over a 20-year period from 1996 to 2015. Data of the Microcensus show that cohabiting same-sex couples are less likely to be homogamous than cohabiting different-sex couples, both in terms of age and education. For same-sex couples, gender matters, male same-sex couples being the most diverse. The analyses thus confirm previous results for other European countries. Hitherto, changes in the homogamy of same-sex couples over time had not been studied in Europe, mainly due to data constraints. However, major changes in the visibility and legal acceptance of same-sex couples suggest that their patterns of partner choice are becoming more similar to those of different-sex couples. Our analyses show that the age difference among female same-sex couples has indeed narrowed over time, converging with the age difference among different-sex couples. For male same-sex couples though, there is no clear trend. In terms of educational homogamy, contrary to our assumption, we find a clear decline among same-sex couples of both genders since the 2000s, making them even more dissimilar to different-sex couples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AGE differences
*GAY couples
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00472328
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Comparative Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157993870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.53.2.020