Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context
Abstract Consensual unions have increased greatly in Brazil over the last few decades. Initially, restricted to less-educated groups, they have now been observed in all educational groups, leading some to suggest a diffusion of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in the country. In this paper, w...
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| description | Abstract Consensual unions have increased greatly in Brazil over the last few decades. Initially, restricted to less-educated groups, they have now been observed in all educational groups, leading some to suggest a diffusion of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in the country. In this paper, we examine the characteristics of women choosing consensual unions in Brazil between 1980 and 2010, with a focus on differentials by education. The results show that higher educated women, when compared to the least educated group, prefer marriage over consensual union both in 1980 and 2010. In addition, we show a growing difference between educational groups over time for choosing informal unions, as the probabilities for higher educated women to choose this type of union have increased less than for lower educated ones. For women with high educational levels in 2010, the likelihood of being in a consensual union is greater than among those from lower socioeconomic groups and among blacks, browns, and Catholics. Our results question the explanations given by the SDT for the expansion of consensual unions in upper socioeconomic groups in Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f75aeeae4ae6471fb6e894dd68a7602c2022-12-22T03:42:23ZengAssociação Brasileira de Estudos PopulacionaisRevista Brasileira de Estudos de População1980-55192022-11-013910.20947/s0102-3098a0221Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian contextMariana de Araújo Cunhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-3997Ana Paula Veronahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-9194Abstract Consensual unions have increased greatly in Brazil over the last few decades. Initially, restricted to less-educated groups, they have now been observed in all educational groups, leading some to suggest a diffusion of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in the country. In this paper, we examine the characteristics of women choosing consensual unions in Brazil between 1980 and 2010, with a focus on differentials by education. The results show that higher educated women, when compared to the least educated group, prefer marriage over consensual union both in 1980 and 2010. In addition, we show a growing difference between educational groups over time for choosing informal unions, as the probabilities for higher educated women to choose this type of union have increased less than for lower educated ones. For women with high educational levels in 2010, the likelihood of being in a consensual union is greater than among those from lower socioeconomic groups and among blacks, browns, and Catholics. Our results question the explanations given by the SDT for the expansion of consensual unions in upper socioeconomic groups in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-30982022000100176&lng=en&tlng=enConsensual unionsMarriageEducationSecond demographic transitionBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Mariana de Araújo Cunha Ana Paula Verona Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População Consensual unions Marriage Education Second demographic transition Brazil |
| title | Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context |
| title_full | Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context |
| title_fullStr | Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context |
| title_short | Consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women: understanding the heterogeneity in the Brazilian context |
| title_sort | consensual conjugal unions among higher educated women understanding the heterogeneity in the brazilian context |
| topic | Consensual unions Marriage Education Second demographic transition Brazil |
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