title: Women and the age gap between spouses:  an accepted domination?
abstract: "Why do the couples formed today, with a [possible] range of unions which did not exist in the past, perpetuate the conventional image of a younger woman with an older man?  [The author] examines this question from the angle of the social significance of age for men and women at the time when they decide to form a couple.  He relates this to their background and situation at that time, in particular with respect to education and employment."  Data are from a 1986 family history survey conducted in France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozon
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005602:France; D008393:Marriage; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Behavior; Consensual Union; Couples; Decision Making; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; France; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns; Mate Selection; Mediterranean Countries; Nuptiality; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Europe