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Repartnering: the relevance of parenthood and gender to cohabitation and remarriage among the formerly married

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Lampard, Richard and Peggs, Kay (1999) Repartnering: the relevance of parenthood and gender to cohabitation and remarriage among the formerly married. British Journal of Sociology, Vol.50 (No.3). pp. 443-465. doi:10.1080/000713199358644 ISSN 0007-1315.

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Abstract

This paper is an exploratory analysis of the impact of current and anticipated parenthood on cohabitation and remarriage among those formerly living in marriage-type relationships. The focus on children is embedded within a broader analysis of repartnering which takes account of other factors, including gender. Quantitative and qualitative analyses are used, with a multivariate analysis of repartnering patterns, using data from the General Household Survey, being complementedby in-depth interview data examining the attitudes of the formerly married to future relationships. The paper demonstrates that parenthood has a statistically significant effect on the likelihood of formerly married women repartnering, with a higher number of children being associated with a lower probability of repartnering. The presence of children can work against repartnering in a variety of ways. Children place demands on their parents and can deter or object to potential partners. Parents may see their parental role as more important than, and a barrier to, new relationships. However, mothers are typically looking for partners for themselves rather than fathers for their children. Among formerly married people without children, the desire to become a parent encourages repartnering. The paper concludes that parenthood should be a key consideration in analyses of repartnering.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Parenthood, Remarriage -- Great Britain, Stepfamilies, Divorce -- Great Britain, Unmarried couples
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Sociology
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0007-1315
Official Date: September 1999
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September 1999Published
Volume: Vol.50
Number: No.3
Page Range: pp. 443-465
DOI: 10.1080/000713199358644
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number: R000236057 (ESRC)

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