This research investigates whether the social class of divorced parents has any bearing on the likelihood of their children also getting divorced. Specifically it seeks to establish whether having more … Read more
The intergenerational transmission of family dissolution – and how it varies by social class origin and birth cohort
Stressful Life Events, Differential Vulnerability, and Depressive Symptoms: Critique and New Evidence
This paper considers whether women and less well-educated individuals are more vulnerable to the impacts of stressful life events on mental health. It finds they are not. Taking a new … Read more
Why do lower educated people separate more often? Life strains and the gradient in union dissolution
This study finds that lower educated couples are more likely to separate than their better educated peers, because they experience strain across multiple aspects of their life, including work, finance, … Read more
Uncovering social stratification: Intersectional inequalities in work and family life courses by gender and race
This paper looks at the different privileges and constraints that men and women face as they juggle the demands of jobs and careers with having a family. Using data from … Read more
Understanding the effects of Covid-19 through a life course lens
The Covid-19 pandemic is shaking fundamental assumptions about the human life course in societies around the world. In this essay, we draw on our collective expertise to illustrate how a … Read more
The effect of unemployment on couples separating in Germany and the UK
This research looks at how unemployment affects the risk of separation for heterosexual couples living together in Germany and the UK. The findings show that the annual separation rate almost … Read more
Double Trouble: Does Job Loss Lead to Union Dissolution and Vice Versa?
Does relationship breakdown lead to job loss, and job loss to relationship breakdown? Links between the two events are well documented, but this study looks more closely at the data … Read more
Family size and economic wellbeing following divorce: The United States in comparative perspective
Do childless women fare better economically than mothers after divorce? And do mothers with many children suffer more than those with small families? This study compares data from a panel … Read more
Family forerunners? Parental separation and partnership formation in 16 countries
This paper looks at whether children whose parents separated are more likely to cohabit rather than get married. The researchers looked at the partnerships of more than 130,000 men and women … Read more
The Comparative Panel File: Harmonized Household Panel Surveys from Seven Countries
The Comparative Panel File (CPF) harmonizes the world’s largest and longest-running household panel surveys from seven countries: Australia (HILDA), Germany (SOEP), United Kingdom (BHPS and UKHLS), South Korea (KLIPS), Russia … Read more