We investigate the impact of male–female conflict over gender norms on marital outcomes. As marriage requires mutual agreement regarding the role of husband and wife, we hypothesize that a person who is less likely to encounter a potential mate with similar gender norms will face a lower chance of marrying. Even if two parties marry despite a difference in gender norms, their marriage may be more vulnerable to external shocks, making divorce more likely relative to their counterparts without gender norm conflict. Finally, we predict that in the presence of gender norm conflict, high-skilled individuals may be less likely to get or stay married relative to low-skilled individuals, as the former group faces better outside options. Estimates from an analysis of U.S. marriage markets differentiated by birth cohort, state, race, and skill level support our theoretical predictions. Additional extensions explore heterogeneous effects and additional outcomes such as the presence of children in the household.

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性别规范冲突和婚姻结果

我们调查了男女冲突对性别规范的影响对婚姻结果的影响。由于婚姻需要就丈夫和妻子的角色达成共识，我们假设一个不太可能遇到具有相似性别规范的潜在伴侣的人将面临较低的结婚机会。即使两方在性别规范不同的情况下结婚，他们的婚姻也可能更容易受到外部冲击，相对于没有性别规范冲突的另一方，离婚的可能性更大。最后，我们预测，在存在性别规范冲突的情况下，与低技能个体相比，高技能个体可能不太可能结婚或保持婚姻，因为前者面临更好的外部选择。根据出生队列、州、种族、和技能水平支持我们的理论预测。其他扩展探讨了异质性影响和其他结果，例如家庭中有孩子。