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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 231-250 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative Family Studies |
| Volume | XLIX |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
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White and Latino Remarriage Differences in the United States: A Case for Moving Beyond the Catholic Assumption : A case for moving beyond the catholic assumption. / McNamee, Catherine B.
In: Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. XLIX, No. 2, 08.2018, p. 231-250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - White and Latino Remarriage Differences in the United States: A Case for Moving Beyond the Catholic Assumption
T2 - A case for moving beyond the catholic assumption
AU - McNamee, Catherine B.
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - In the United States, Latinos and non-Hispanic Whites have similar first marriage and divorce rates, but Latinos remarry at lower rates than Whites. Although Latinos are disproportionately more Catholic than Whites, and Latinos remarry less than Whites, assuming that religion is driving the remarriage difference could be a religious congruence fallacy, which occurs when religion is assumed to be the driving influence behind a behavior actually shaped by other forces. The present study utilizes the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and discrete-time event history analysis to examine the influence of religious affiliation and attendance on ethnic remarriage differences. The findings suggest that Catholicism does not account for the lower rates of remarriage of Latinos compared to Whites and provide strong evidence for dispelling the previously untested but frequently assumed Catholic influence on ethnic differences in remarriage. Additionally, Evangelical Protestants, particularly men, appear the most likely to remarry.
AB - In the United States, Latinos and non-Hispanic Whites have similar first marriage and divorce rates, but Latinos remarry at lower rates than Whites. Although Latinos are disproportionately more Catholic than Whites, and Latinos remarry less than Whites, assuming that religion is driving the remarriage difference could be a religious congruence fallacy, which occurs when religion is assumed to be the driving influence behind a behavior actually shaped by other forces. The present study utilizes the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and discrete-time event history analysis to examine the influence of religious affiliation and attendance on ethnic remarriage differences. The findings suggest that Catholicism does not account for the lower rates of remarriage of Latinos compared to Whites and provide strong evidence for dispelling the previously untested but frequently assumed Catholic influence on ethnic differences in remarriage. Additionally, Evangelical Protestants, particularly men, appear the most likely to remarry.
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U2 - 10.3138/jcfs.49.2.231
DO - 10.3138/jcfs.49.2.231
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077546098
VL - XLIX
SP - 231
EP - 250
JO - Journal of Comparative Family Studies
JF - Journal of Comparative Family Studies
SN - 0047-2328
IS - 2
ER -