Re-partnering across the life course

Katya Ivanova

Chapter Chapter 13 in Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course, 2025, pp 153-164 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: It has become commonplace to note the significant shifts in people’s partnership trajectories, including the increase in union dissolutions. Unlike in earlier times when the death of a partner was the primary cause of dissolution, the prevalence of (legal) separation has increased. This rise in first union dissolutions has prompted a great deal of research into subsequent re-partnering trajectories. Opening this chapter, I briefly argue for the importance of understanding re-partnering behaviours. Subsequently, I focus primarily on one particularly vibrant area of research, namely, the exploration of disparities in re-partnering chances. I outline the theoretical arguments which frequently guide these studies (needs, attractiveness, and opportunities) and reflect on the potential sources of disparities in the empirical findings. I conclude the chapter with a short reflection on how re-partnering behaviours might change as a result of the changing ways in which people ‘do’ family and gender.

Keywords: Divorce; Gender; Re-partnering; Separation; Socioeconomic status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923376
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