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The Changing American Family--Sociological and Demographic Perspectives

1994; Wiley; Volume: 60; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1060590

2325-8012

Paul W. Grimes, Scott J. South, Stewart E. Tolnay,

Family Dynamics and Relationships

Current themes in the social demography of the American family, Stewart E. Tolnay and Scott J. South. Part 1 Family patterns - the historical dimension: race and multigenerational family structure, 1900-1980, Steven Ruggles and Ron Goeken group differences in economic opportunity and the timing of marriage - Blacks and Whites in the rural South, 1910, Nancy S. Landale and S.E. Tolnay the impact of the Civil War on American widowhood, Amy E. Holmes and Maris A. Vinovskis. Part 2 Marriage and cohabitation - current issues: American marriage patterns in transition, Neil G. Bennett et al a further look at first unions and first marriages, Robert Schoen and Dawn Owens cohabitation - a precursor to marriage or an alternative to being single?, Ronald R. Rindfuss and Audrey Vanden-Heuvel young adults' views of marriage, cohabitation and family, James A. Sweet and Larry L. Bumpass for love or money? - sociodemographic determinants of the expected benefits from marriage, S.J. South. Part 3 Families, parents, and children: the disappearing American father? - divorce and the waning significance of biological parenthood, Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr and Kathleen Mullan Harris intergenerational resource transfers across disrupted households - absent fathers' contributions to the well-being of their children, Jay D. Teachman the influence of the parental family on the attitudes and behaviour of children, Arland Thornton work in the home - the productive context of family relationships, Linda Waite and Frances K. Goldscheider.