Saturday, April 17 / 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM   •   Reunion C

Session 182:
Marriage Markets

Chair: Dana Hamplova, Czech Academy of Sciences
Discussant: Kristen Harknett, University of Pennsylvania

  1. Whose Will Dominates: Individual, Family and Community Influences on Participation in Spouse SelectionColter Mitchell, Princeton University

  2. The Ecological Context of Union Formation and Instability in Emerging Adulthood: Do Sex Ratios Matter?Tara D. Warner, Bowling Green State University ; Peggy C. Giordano, Bowling Green State University ; Monica A. Longmore, Bowling Green State University

  3. The Ecology of Relationships: The Effect of Meeting Patterns on Cohabiting Couples’ Relationship ProgressionSharon Sassler, Cornell University ; Amanda J. Miller, Ohio State University

  4. How Couples Meet and Stay Together: Preliminary Findings from Wave IMichael J. Rosenfeld, Stanford University

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