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Research Article
Distances between couples and the man's and woman's parents
Article first published online: 11 NOV 2010
DOI: 10.1002/psp.648
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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How to Cite
Blaauboer, M., Mulder, C. H. and Zorlu, A. (2011), Distances between couples and the man's and woman's parents. Popul. Space Place, 17: 597–610. doi: 10.1002/psp.648
Publication History
- Issue published online: 24 AUG 2011
- Article first published online: 11 NOV 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 10 OCT 2010
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Keywords:
- proximity;
- inter-generational contact;
- family migration;
- gender differences
Abstract
Using data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, we investigate the influence of characteristics of the male and female partner in couples and their parents on the distance between the residential location of the couple and of both partners' parents. We find that couples live closer to the man's parents than to the woman's parents. We conclude that the socio-economic position of the man is more dominant in the location choice of couples than that of the woman, but that when the couple has young children, the family ties of the woman seem to gain importance. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
