The quest for a partner in the past and today : exploring trends and drivers in partner preferences and selection through new sources and approaches
Puschmann, Paul (Radboud University)
Pujadas-Mora, Joana Maria 1977- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics

Date:	2024
Abstract:	Society - and the way it is organized - along with families, shapes who is available and suitable as a partner, who we encounter, what traits we seek in a partner, and who we form relationships with. In turn, our partner choices impact society at large. Given this bidirectional relationship, partner selection is expected to evolve alongside broader societal changes influenced by factors such as economic shifts, wars, migration, and sociocultural transformations like secularization, feminist movements, and sexual revolutions. The central question of this special issue is how societal transformations have influenced long-term trends in partner preferences and choices. This is being explored through new sources - online genealogies, matrimonial and contact advertisements, data from marriage agencies and dating apps - and approaches.
Note:	Altres ajuts: HiDO - Scientific Network for Historical Demography (Research Foundation Flanders, Application number [W001821N]
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Partner preferences ; Partner choice ; Matrimonial and contact advertisments ; Marriage agencies ; Dating apps
Published in:	The History of the Family, Vol. 29 Núm. 4 (2024) , p. 445, ISSN 1873-5398

DOI: 10.1080/1081602X.2024.2417749

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