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Age at first sexual intercourse, genes, and social context: Evidence from twins and the dopamine D4 receptor gene
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Demography (2006) 43 (4): 747–769.
Published: 01 November 2006
... : Wiley . Brewster , K.L. , Billy , J.O.G. , & Grady. , W.R. ( 1993 ). Social Context and Adolescent Behavior: The Impact of Community on The Transition to Sexual Activity . Social Forces , 71 , 713 – 40 . 10.2307/2579892 Brown , J.D. , L’Engle , K.L. , Pardun...
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Socioeconomic Segregation, Campus Social Context, and Disparities in Bachelor's Degree Attainment
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Demography (2021) 58 (3): 1039–1064.
Published: 01 June 2021
... context of each college, this study evaluates the extent of socioeconomic segregation by social context in higher education and its implications for socioeconomic inequality in bachelor's degree attainment. Results confirm that social context is highly consequential for inequality in student outcomes...
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Fig. 1 Distribution of students across campus social contexts. Sources: ELS 2002–2012 and College Scorecard data.
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The Segregation of Opportunity: Social and Financial Resources in the Educational Contexts of Lower- and Higher-Income Children, 1990–2014
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Demography (2019) 56 (5): 1635–1664.
Published: 10 September 2019
... and resource gaps between the school districts of high- and low-income children. In previous work, the social context of schooling has been a theoretical but unmeasured mechanism through which income segregation may operate to create unequal opportunities for children. Our results show large and, in some cases...
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View articletitled, The Segregation of Opportunity: <span class="search-highlight">Social</span> and Financial Resources in the Educational <span class="search-highlight">Contexts</span> of Lower- and Higher-Income Children, 1990–2014
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The Sibsize Revolution and Social Disparities in Children’s Family Contexts in the United States, 1940–2012
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Demography (2017) 54 (3): 813–834.
Published: 11 April 2017
... circumstances. It interprets sibsize decline as a source of social convergence in children’s family contexts that ran counter to trends toward social divergence caused by the rise of lone parenthood. The article is based on new estimates of differences in children’s sibsize and lone parenthood by race...
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View articletitled, The Sibsize Revolution and <span class="search-highlight">Social</span> Disparities in Children’s Family <span class="search-highlight">Contexts</span> in the United States, 1940–2012
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Genetic Bio-Ancestry and Social Construction of Racial Classification in Social Surveys in the Contemporary United States
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Demography (2014) 51 (1): 141–172.
Published: 10 September 2013
... of socially constructed race, our study takes into account both genetic bio-ancestry and social context in understanding racial classification. This article accomplishes two objectives. First, our research establishes geographic genetic bio-ancestry as a component of racial classification. Second, it shows...
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View articletitled, Genetic Bio-Ancestry and <span class="search-highlight">Social</span> Construction of Racial Classification in <span class="search-highlight">Social</span> Surveys in the Contemporary United States
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Families, social life, and well-being at older ages
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Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S87–S109.
Published: 01 March 2010
...Linda Waite; Aniruddha Das Abstract As people age, many aspects of their lives tend to change, including the constellation of people with whom they are connected, their social context, their families, and their health—changes that are often interrelated. Wave I of the National Social Life, Health...
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Redefining Neighborhoods Using Common Destinations: Social Characteristics of Activity Spaces and Home Census Tracts Compared
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Demography (2014) 51 (3): 727–752.
Published: 10 April 2014
... particular groups are exposed to a broader or narrower range of social contexts in the course of their daily activities. We find that activity spaces are substantially more heterogeneous in terms of key social characteristics, compared to residential neighborhoods. However, the characteristics of both home...
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The neighborhood context of racial and ethnic disparities in arrest
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Demography (2008) 45 (1): 55–77.
Published: 01 February 2008
...David S. Kirk Abstract This study assesses the role of social context in explaining racial and ethnic disparities in arrest, with a focus on how distinct neighborhood contexts in which different racial and ethnic groups reside explain variations in criminal outcomes. To do so, I utilize...
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Gender Differences in Self-assessed Measures of Health: How Does the Structure of Self-rated Health Compare Across Transgender and Cisgender Groups?
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Demography (2024) 61 (6): 2147–2175.
Published: 01 December 2024
...Madeline Smith-Johnson Abstract Self-rated health (SRH) is consistently related to mortality and morbidity. Yet, health ratings are subjective and reflect an individual's social context. Prior work has found differences in the structure of SRH—that is, in how self-assessments relate to underlying...
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The Dynamics of Intimate Relationships and Contraceptive Use During Early Emerging Adulthood
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2003–2034.
Published: 08 September 2020
...Yasamin Kusunoki; Jennifer S. Barber Abstract We investigate the immediate social context of contraceptive behaviors: specifically, the intimate relationship. We use the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life (RDSL) study (2008–2012), based on a random sample of 1,003 women ages 18–19 residing...
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Multilevel Models of Fertility Determination in Four Southeast Asian Countries: 1970 and 1980
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Demography (1990) 27 (3): 369–396.
Published: 01 August 1990
...Charles Hirschman; Philip Guest Abstract Using microdata from the 1970 and 1980 censuses, we specify and test multilevel models of fertility determination for four Southeast Asian societies—Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Social context is indexed by provincial...
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A Note on Measuring the Independent Impact of Family Planning Programs on Fertility Declines
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Demography (1981) 18 (4): 627–634.
Published: 01 November 1981
... impact. A new estimate is derived to account more completely for the effects of the social context and socioeconomic development on fertility. This estimate indicates that 5 percent of the variation in crude birth rate decline for 89 developing countries is due to family planning programs...
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Predictors of Marital Dissolution During a Period of Rapid Social Change: Evidence From South Asia
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Demography (2016) 53 (5): 1351–1375.
Published: 13 September 2016
... of these factors have changed over the last few decades, pointing toward the important role of changing social context on marital trajectories. A solid foundation of research has explored the causes and consequences of divorce in Western settings (e.g., Amato 2000 ; Becker et al. 1977 ; Coontz 2007 ; Hannan...
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Cross-State Differences in the Processes Generating Black–White Disparities in Neonatal Mortality
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Demography (2021) 58 (6): 2089–2115.
Published: 01 December 2021
... mortality. I utilize this distinction to explore how the social context into which infants are born contributes to gaps in mortality between Black and White neonates. I analyze variation in Black–White differences in neonatal mortality across 33 states using 1995–2010 data. For each state, I calculate...
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The Unequal Consequences of Mass Incarceration for Children
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Demography (2017) 54 (1): 361–389.
Published: 06 January 2017
.... Taking into account children’s risk of experiencing paternal incarceration, measured by the social contexts in which children are embedded (e.g., father’s residential status, poverty, neighborhood disadvantage) reveals that the consequences—across all outcomes except early juvenile delinquency—are more...
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Demography (2022) 59 (4): 1299–1323.
Published: 01 August 2022
... on STI proliferation has largely ignored the role of socially connected contexts, even though neighborhoods are routinely linked by individuals' movements across space for work and other social activities. We showcase how commuting and public transit networks contribute to the social spillover of STIs...
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View articletitled, <span class="search-highlight">Socially</span> Connected Neighborhoods and the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Neighborhood Context and Residential Mobility
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Demography (1994) 31 (2): 249–270.
Published: 01 May 1994
... K.R. ( 1986 ). Residential Mobility and Neighborhood Quality . Journal of Regional Science , 26 , 411 – 24 . 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1986.tb00828.x Brewster K.L. , Billy J.O.G. , & Grady W.R. ( 1993 ). Social Context and Adolescent Behavior: The Impact of Community...
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Putting people into place
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Demography (2007) 44 (4): 687–703.
Published: 01 November 2007
... in relation to a potentially changing local context. A more dynamic conceptualization is needed that fully incorporates human agency, integrates multiple dimensions of local social and spatial context, develops the necessary longitudinal data, and implements appropriate tools. Diverse approaches...
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Factors Associated With Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Suicide Rates Across U.S. States, 1976–2000
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Demography (2013) 50 (2): 591–614.
Published: 30 November 2012
... suicide rates and suicide by firearms and other means. Unlike past research that typically considers only one dimension, this analysis differentiates between spatial and temporal variation in suicide rates to determine whether and how social correlates operate differently in these two contexts. Results...
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