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Literature review
A large literature in sociology has explored trends in social homogamy. Whereas homogamy in other social attributes reveals inequality and social closure, age homogamy is indicative of gender equality and social openness. A few studies have found either an increase or no clear trend in age homogamy with economic development.
在第一段非常明确的说明了age homogamy 是什么,我们关注的是economic development 和age homogamy 的关系。然后在第二段再展开具体论述,这是中国学生尤其要注意学习的一种方式,我们很容易到最后再说论点结论,前面很长的论述,很容易使人云里雾里,而这种先亮牌,再细展开的方式很容易使人进入你的场域。
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Age homogamy may increase with economic development for several reasons. While practice have varied across populations and periods, the traditional family in pre-industrial societies is characterized by a relatively large age gap between an older breadwinner husband and a younger wife with limited nondomestic labor participation. This pattern of large age gap supports the patriarchal family system by reinforcing the husband’s authority and impeding spousal intimacy. However, with greater industrialization comes an expansion in women’s economic roles outside the home and generally a narrowing of the age gap between husbands and wives. In this context, increasing age homogamy is taken to indicate a concomitant rise in gender equality and love-based marriages.
下面就是从不同的视角去分析age homogamy与经济发展的关系。第一个角度主要是traditional role 和industrialization 之间的互相作用力,这也是通常社会变迁对传统价值观的主要影响方向。 The traditional family is characterized by …. The pattern of .. supports the patriarchal family system by …. However, with greater industrialization comes …… in this context, … is taken to indicate a concomitant rise in …. 后面这两个词组是很重要的视角,大家一定要注意对自己的观点用精准的学术用词来总结,gender equality and love-based marriages