title: Economic dependency and divorce:  implications for the private sphere.
abstract: "This paper asserts a connection between economic dependency and divorce.  It argues that, because dependency deprives women of equal access to the public sphere and because it confines them, through normative definition, to the private sphere, it reduces their likelihood of seeking divorce.  The paper also argues, contrary to recent findings, that socioeconomic development should be linearly and positively associated with divorce.  Data from 51 nations are examined and multiple regression analysis [suggests] considerable support for these arguments."
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D008393:Marriage; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012737:Sex Factors; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Demographic Factors; Divorce--determinants; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Inequalities; Nuptiality; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Power; Sex Factors; Social Development; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Women's Status; World