Coming Out of the Penumbras: World Culture and Cross-National Variation in Divorce Rates.

This paper extends the comparative literature on divorce by theorizing how international institutions and norms influence societal divorce rates. Drawing on developmental idealism and world society theory, the paper argues that global institutions legitimize cultural principles such as individualism...

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Published in:	Social Forces Vol. 97; no. 2; pp. 675 - 705
Main Authors:	Wang, Cheng-Tong Lir, Schofer, Evan
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Dec2018
Subjects:	Divorce Family relations Individualism Gender inequality Private sphere Interpersonal relations Family conflict
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost