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* Buss DM, Schmitt DP. 2019. ''Mate preferences and their behavioral manifestations.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103408 Abstract]]
* Buss DM, Schmitt DP. 2019. ''Mate preferences and their behavioral manifestations.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103408 Abstract]]


=== Career women are refusing to 'marry down' facing a "shortage" of successful men ===
=== Career women are refusing to marry down facing a 'shortage' of equally or more successful men ===


A study by Lichter, Price & Swigert (2019)
A study by Lichter, Price & Swigert (2019) assessed whether unmarried women currently face demographic shortages of marital partners in the U.S. marriage market as a possible explanation for the declines in marriage.
assessed whether unmarried women currently face demographic shortages of marital partners in the U.S. marriage market
as a possible explanation for the declines in marriage.


The study identifies marriages between 2008 and 2017 of the ''American Community Survey''.  
The study identifies marriages between 2008 and 2017 of the ''American Community Survey''. They found unmarried women prefer partners who have an average income that is about ''58% higher'' than the actual unmarried men available. They also prefer men who are ''30% more likely to be employed'' (90% vs. 70%) and 19% more likely to have a college degree (30% vs. 25%).
They found unmarried women prefer partners who have an average income that is about ''58% higher'' than the actual unmarried men available. They also prefer men who are ''30% more likely to be employed (90% vs. 70%) and 19% more likely to have a college degree (30% vs. 25%).


Racial and ethnic minorities, especially Black women, face the largest shortages of this kind, as do low socioeconomic status and ''high socioeconomic''  status unmarried women.
Racial and ethnic minorities, especially Black women, face the largest shortages of this kind, as do low socioeconomic status and ''high socioeconomic''  status unmarried women.
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<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span>
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span>


In [[political correctness|politically correct]] fashion the study quantifies the issue of unmarried career women refusing to date down. It indirectly blames men not supplying enough suitable partners and thus creating a shortage, but an alternative explanation is that these women's standards are too high being incapable of overcoming their [[hypergamy|hypergamous]] preferences.
In [[political correctness|politically correct]] fashion, the authors indirectly blame ''men'' not supplying enough suitable partners and thus creating a shortage, but an alternative explanation is that these women's standards are too high being incapable of overcoming their [[hypergamy|hypergamous]] preferences.


<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span>
<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span>


* Lichter DT, Price JP, Swigert JM. (2019). Mismatches in the Marriage Market. Journal of Marriage and Family. [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jomf.12603 Abstract]] [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004239/High-flying-career-women-refusing-marry-despite-struggling-Mr-Right.html News]]
* Lichter DT, Price JP, Swigert JM. (2019). ''Mismatches in the Marriage Market. Journal of Marriage and Family.'' [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jomf.12603 Abstract]] [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004239/High-flying-career-women-refusing-marry-despite-struggling-Mr-Right.html News]]


===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="A_survey_found_a_dramatically_higher_median_sex_partner_count_for_young_women_than_young_men">A survey found a dramatically higher median sex partner count for young women than young men</span>===
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="A_survey_found_a_dramatically_higher_median_sex_partner_count_for_young_women_than_young_men">A survey found a dramatically higher median sex partner count for young women than young men</span>===
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