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Carlsson, P. -I.; Danermark, B.; Borg, E. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
Deafness affects many social interactions. The impact of deafness depends on several factors, e.g., the type of social environment in terms of the particular Deaf community a person lives in. The authors recorded the birthrate and the proportions of married and divorced people among deaf people in two Swedish counties: Narke, which had a strong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marital Status, Birth Rate, Deafness
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Blanc, Ann Klimas – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1987
Using recent survey data from Sweden and Norway and life table techniques, examined rate at which women formed second unions and type of union they chose (marriage or cohabitation) as well as how this process has changed over time. The results showed that nonmarital cohabitation was preferred type of second union in both Sweden and Norway.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Divorce, Females