【作者简介】周扬，中央财经大学社会与心理学院；於嘉，北京大学光华管理学院社会研究中心；谢宇，普林斯顿大学社会学系

【文章来源】《社会学研究》2023年第6期

【内容提要】本文采用选择实验法测量人们在教育、收入、房产、家庭背景、年龄和长相六个维度上的择偶偏好，估计各维度在人们择偶时的相对效用。研究发现，择偶偏好呈现显著的性别差异，在六个维度中男性对配偶的长相更加看重，女性则更看重体现社会经济地位的教育和收入。阶层异质性分析发现，教育程度和城乡户口状态不同的男性群体间在择偶偏好上存在显著差异；城乡户口状态不同的女性的择偶偏好并无差异，低教育程度女性未在教育这一维度上表现出向上婚的择偶偏好。这些研究发现有助于深入理解当前中国的婚姻匹配模式及其对社会分层与流动的影响。

【关键词】择偶偏好；选择实验；性别差异；阶层异质性

【全文链接】https://shxyj.ajcass.com/Magazine/show/?id=88515

Gender Differences and Social Class Heterogeneity in Mate Preferences: An Exploratory Study Based on the Choice Experiment Approach

Abstract：This study used a choice experiment to measure people's mate choice preferences on six dimensions: education, income, property, family background, age and appearance, and to estimate the part-worth and willingness to pay of each dimension in people's mate choice. The study found that mate choice preferences showed significant gender differences, with men placing relatively more importance on appearance among the six dimensions and women placing more value on education and income which reflect socioeconomic status. The analysis of class heterogeneity reveals that there are significant differences in mate choice preferences among men with different education and hukou status, while there is no difference in mate choice preferences between urban and rural women, but women with low educational attainment do not show a preference for upward mobility on the dimension of education. The results of this article help to further understand the current assortative mating patterns in China and its impact on social stratification and mobility.