Marginal mates and unwedded women

 

You are in an archived section of the AIFS website 

 

Content type
Family Matters article
Published

March 2000

Download Family Matters article

Abstract

Past research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies found that women were less likely than men to remarry after divorce, and that women with fewer economic resources were more likely to remarry than other women. Have these patterns changed over the past decade? Based on data from the Institute's Australian Divorce Transitions Project, this article re-assesses the links between gender, economic resources and post-divorce repartnering. Discussion includes exchange theory, the current Australian context, influence of children on repartnering, and post divorce repartnering trajectories.

Past research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies found that women were less likely than men to remarry after divorce, and that women with fewer economic resources were more likely to remarry than other women. Have these patterns changed over the past decade? Based on data from the Institute's Australian Divorce Transitions Project, this article re-assesses the links between gender, economic resources and post-divorce repartnering. Discussion includes exchange theory, the current Australian context, influence of children on repartnering, and post divorce repartnering trajectories.

You are in an archived section of the Australian Institute of Family Studies website. Articles in this issue of Family Matters are only available as PDF documents and do not meet the latest web accessibility standards. If you are unable to access any of the articles in this issue of Family Matters please contact us and we will endeavour to provide the article/s you need in a format that you can use.

Share