Saturday, April 3 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Beacon C

Session 138:
The Attractiveness of Marriage among Straight and Gay Couples in Europe and the U.S.

Chair: Susan L. Brown, Bowling Green State University
Discussant: Gayle Kaufman, Davidson College

  1. Divorce-Risk Patterns in Same-Sex 'Marriages' in Sweden and Norway • Gunnar Andersson, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Turid Noack, Statistics Norway ; Ane Seierstad, Statistics Norway ; Harald Weedon-Fekjaer, Statistics Norway

  2. Gender Differences in Same-Sex Partnering Trends, 1988-2002 • Amy C. Butler, University of Iowa

  3. Explaining Family Divergence? A Comparative Study of Education Differentials in Delayed Marriage and Childbearing • Sheela Kennedy, University of Pennsylvania

  4. Are Men or Women More Reluctant to Marry in Couples Sharing a Non-Marital Birth? • Emily F. Shafer, Northwestern University

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