RT Generic
T1 Social Change
A1 Greenwood, Jeremy
A1 Guner, Nezih
A2 Centre for Economic Policy Research, CEPR
AB Society is characterized by the common attitudes and behaviour of itsmembers. Such behaviour reflects purposive decision making by individuals,given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so mightsocial norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20thCentury, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwedfemales engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued herethat this was the result of technological improvement in contraceptives, whichlowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to apromiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium-matching model.
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5120
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5120
LA eng
DS e-Archivo
RD 28 abr. 2024