Previous studies have shown that the risk of divorce is low during the first months of marriage; it then increases … of the rising-falling pattern of divorce risk. Using register data from Finland and applying multilevel hazard models …, the analysis supports the rising-falling pattern of divorce by marriage duration: the risk of marital dissolution …

marriage does. We studied levels and changes in cohabiters' mental health five years before and five years after entering into … marriage or separating, and compared long-term non-married and married cohabiters. We analysed changes in the three … positive effect of approaching marriage was observed only among women. Compared to continuous cohabiters, the level of …

in everyday life, rendering Adamorobe into a unique place of inclusion of deaf people. However, in 1975, a law was …. In the long term, this law threatens the linguistic and cultural diversity in this village where the use of sign language … people’s subjection to, and resistance against, the law, this is a tension that can be observed in the existence of …

This paper investigates the impact of no-fault divorce laws on marriage and divorce in the United States. I propose a … who marry after the shift to a no-fault regime, in turn, sort themselves better upon marriage, which offsets the direct … effect of the law on divorce rates. Consistent with that selectivity argument, after a switch to a no-fault divorce regime …

of noted progress, customary law is weakened by the demographic trends which cross Africa. …

-employed parent. This paper analyses occupational inheritance among self-employed families in Finland. Longitudinal micro data from …

analyse the process of path creation. The second part analyses the development of a new growth path in Finland. This small …