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Demography (1984) 21 (1): 9–18.
Published: 01 February 1984
... , 681 – 694 . 10.2307/2060955 Wells Robert V. ( 1972 ). Quaker Marriage Patterns in a Colonial Perspective . William and Mary Quarterly , 29 , 415 – 442 . 10.2307/1923872 DEMOGRAPHY© Volume 21, Number 1 February 1984 AMERICAN FAMILY BUILDING STRATEGIES IN 1900: STOPPING...
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Demography (2018) 55 (5): 1587–1609.
Published: 14 September 2018
... experiences under slavery to post-emancipation family structures. Furthermore, confounding factors may explain the high rates of single-parent families observed among African Americans. Most notably, when Moynihan wrote his report, blacks had lower average levels of income and wealth than whites (Pew 2016...
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Demography (2014) 51 (5): 1703–1728.
Published: 22 August 2014
... likely to shape these intergenerational patterns. Second, beyond estimating average transmission effects, we innovatively apply multichannel sequence analysis to dyadic sequence data on middle-class American families from the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG; N = 461 parent-child dyads...
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Demography (1967) 4 (1): 388–396.
Published: 01 March 1967
... on Future Population . American Journal of Public Health , XXXV , 330 – 330 . 6 Pascal K. Whelpton, Cohort Fertility (Princeton University Press, 1954). 7 Westoff Charles F. , Mishler Elliot G. , & Kelly E. Lowell ( 1957 ). Preferences in Size of Family and Eventual...
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Demography (2015) 52 (6): 1797–1823.
Published: 28 October 2015
...Steven Ruggles Abstract This article proposes explanations for the transformation of American families over the past two centuries. I describe the impact on families of the rise of male wage labor beginning in the nineteenth century and the rise of female wage labor in the twentieth century. I...
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Demography (1970) 7 (2): 195–209.
Published: 01 May 1970
...James A. Sweet Abstract This is a study of the employment patterns of American wives in relation to the composition of their families. The data are taken from the 1960 United States Census, both from published tabulations and the 1/1000 sample. The population studied is non-Negro, non-farm, married...
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Demography (1966) 3 (1): 154–173.
Published: 01 March 1966
... : UNESCO . 8 Freedman Ronald ( 1961 ). The Sociology of Human Fertility: A Trend Report and Bibliography . Current Sociology , X/XI ( No.2 ), 3568 – 3568 . Since most Americans exert some con- trol over the size of their families, their reproductive desires are obviously a deter- minant...
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Demography (1995) 32 (4): 577–598.
Published: 01 November 1995
.... ( 1989 ). “Family Ties: Balancing Commitments to Work and Family in Dual-Earner Households.” . American Sociological Review , 54 , 776 – 89 . 10.2307/2117753 Cox A. ( 1993 ). “The Effects of Occupation and Family Structure on Employment Schedules: A Focus on Single Mothers.” . College...
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 209–231.
Published: 21 January 2015
...Patrick Sharkey Abstract This article analyzes patterns of geographic migration of black and white American families over four consecutive generations. The analysis is based on a unique set of questions in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) asking respondents about the counties and states...
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Demography (1969) 6 (1): 45–54.
Published: 01 February 1969
..., positive when her age at marriage is old. Both sociological factors (the incidence of non-familial adult roles) and differential fecundity appear to underlie the interaction. The analysis is based on reports of once-married, white, nonfarm wives aged 30 to 39 included in the 1955 or 1960 Growth of American...
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Demography (2012) 49 (4): 1479–1498.
Published: 24 July 2012
... biological or adopted children. These new measures also allow us to identify a small number of young, disadvantaged couples who primarily reside in households of other family members, most commonly with parents. We conclude with an examination of the complex living arrangements and poverty status of American...
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Demography (1971) 8 (3): 353–367.
Published: 01 August 1971
...Stanley Kupinsky Abstract The relationship between socio-economicstatus and fertility among married women is examined, using data from the 1/1,000 sample from the 1960 United States Census of Population and the 1960 Growth of American Families Study. Both sets of data indicate that the negative...
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Demography (2022) 59 (5): 1873–1909.
Published: 01 October 2022
...Margot I. Jackson; Emily Rauscher; Ailish Burns Abstract Recent expansions of child tax, food assistance, and health insurance programs have made American families’ need for a robust social safety net highly evident, while researchers and policymakers continue to debate the best way to support...
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Demography (2024) 61 (1): 165–187.
Published: 01 February 2024
... incarceration is associated with the timing and structure of fertility and suggests that a parent's incarceration carries consequences over the life course of children. This study advances our understanding of how mass incarceration shapes American families, illustrates how the broader consequences of mass...
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Demography (2019) 56 (6): 2033–2061.
Published: 09 September 2019
...Mariana Amorim; Laura M. Tach Abstract The transformation of the American family under the second demographic transition has created more opportunities for parents to have children with multiple partners, but data limitations have hampered prevalence estimates of multiple-partner fertility from...
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Demography 11790542.
Published: 03 February 2025
... of resources across households, but within a family system, is critical to understanding broader patterns of inequality in American family life. Corresponding author: [email protected] Copyright © 2025 The Authors 2025 Freely available online through the Demography open access option...
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Demography (1989) 26 (1): 125–135.
Published: 01 February 1989
... in their effect on fertility. The relative importance of husbands’ attributes is much greater among Mexican-American couples. Although this suggests ethnic stereotypes about male dominance in Mexican-American families, differences in female educational attainment may offer a better explanation. The most immediate...
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Demography (1974) 11 (2): 267–290.
Published: 01 May 1974
... rates may be seen as signaling fundamental changes in both the nature of the American family and the structure of American society. 26 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1974 1974 Marital Status Birth Cohort Life Table Marriage Rate Life Table Model References...
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Demography (2001) 38 (2): 283–297.
Published: 01 May 2001
...Andrew S. London; Cheryl Elman Abstract Historical demography documents that mother-only families were more common among African Americans than among Euro-Americans early in the twentieth century. We find direct evidence that African American males in both first and higher-order marriages were more...
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Demography (2016) 53 (6): 1905–1932.
Published: 25 October 2016
... on grandchildren’s years of educational attainment and heterogeneity in the effects associated with family structure. The results show that for both African Americans and whites, grandparent effects are the strongest for grandchildren who grew up in two-parent families, followed by those in single-parent families...
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