Bariery zawierania małżeństw w Polsce w latach 1977–2007
Barriers in Marriage Patterns in Poland, 1977–2007

Summary/Abstract: Earlier findings on educational homogamy in Poland demonstrated lack of significant changes in marriage selection. Specifically, the analyses showed stability in degree of association between educational level of spouses, educational homogamy, boundaries in marriage selection, and asymmetry in marriage patterns between women and men. Using data of wedding registries this article reports on newly married couples in 1977–2007 – covering the longest span of time in the studies concerning Poland. Results showing some directional changes might suggest that marital patterns of the bride and bridegroom differ from those disclosed for all couples. Actually, according to our analyses, the similarity of spouses’ educational attainment declined. Bearing in mind that this tendency to growing openness occurred in time of the systemic transformation in Poland we conclude that it could be caused by phenomena related to the systemic change, such as increasing mobility and access to universities.

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