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marriage squeeze: a standalone construct

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Demography

an imbalance in the numbers of marriageable men and women at the usual ages of marriage, which constrains partner choice for the larger group.

In demography, marriage squeeze refers to an imbalance in the numbers of marriageable men and women at the usual ages of marriage, which constrains partner choice for the larger group. This meaning comes from Akers (1967) in Demography.[1]

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References

  1. Akers, D. S. (1967). On Measuring the Marriage Squeeze. Demography, 4(2), 907-924. https://doi.org/10.2307/2060328

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