I combine quantitative methods with sociological theory to shed light on economic and cultural factors of the rise in union dissolution since the 1970s in France.
• El Atifi S., “The Two Dimensions of the Retreat from Marriage: Effects of Manufacturing Decline and Catholic Religiosity on Nonmarital Births and Divorce in France (1975 – 2018)”, under review
• El Atifi S., “From Tradition to Individualization: Union Dissolution Risks Across Birth Cohorts among Immigrants and Children of Immigrants from Muslim and Southern European Countries, and the French Majority Population”, in preparation for submission
• El Atifi S., “A Stalled Gender Revolution—Except in the Working Class? Gender Gaps in Labor Force Participation, Earnings, and Annual Working Time Between Classes in France (1995–2020)”, in progress
I have shared my research findings at conferences and seminars, such as:
“The Two Dimensions of the Retreat from Marriage”
• ECSR, September 2024, Barcelona
• PAA, April 2024, Columbus (US)
• LSE, March 2024, London
• Oxford Sociology Department (Family Working Group), February 2024
“From Tradition to Individualization”
• PAA, April 2025 (forthcoming), Washinton
• EUI Seminar, March 2025 (forthcoming), Florence
• ALP-POP conference, January 2025, La Thuile
• INED Seminar, November 2024, Paris