This note discusses a class activity that was developed for first-year bachelor students in sociology to understand homogamy theory. Taught “classical” deductive way, this theory proved be difficult remember and describe on the examination. Starting from inductive learning, more specifically, (structured) inquiry-guided aim of exercise transcend passive making gradually discover different compo...

The growing economic resemblance of spouses has contributed to rising inequality by increasing the number of couples in which there are two high- or two low-earning partners. The dominant explanation for this trend is increased assortative mating. Previous research has primarily relied on cross-sectional data and thus has been unable to disentangle changes in assortative mating from changes in ...

Distinguishing between developmental and non-developmental care, we examine how educational attainment, marital homogamy and spouses' relative bargaining power influence parents' time investment in their children. We exploit a unique couple-based time diary study for Denmark (n=489) that should yield more reliable estimation than in standard time use studies. We find that developmental care tim...