Secular change in degree of assortative mating for ability?

Ronald C. Johnson; Frank M. Ahern; Robert E. Cole

doi:10.1007/BF01067315

Secular change in degree of assortative mating for ability?

Ronald C. Johnson, Frank M. Ahern, Robert E. Cole

Biobehavioral Health

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Abstract

An examination of published studies of assortative mating indicates that there may have been a secular change in degree of assortative mating, with more recent studies showing a decrease in homogamy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Behavior Genetics
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067315
State	Published - Jan 1980

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
Genetics(clinical)

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