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Jan
Research Resources : Unwed Parents and Parenting
A bibliography of resources on unwed parents and parenting.
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09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Families Across the Life Cycle
A bibliography of resources on marriage and families across the life cycle.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Family Diversity
A bibliography of resources on marriage and family diversity.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Family Policy
A bibliography of resources on marriage and family policy.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Family Theory
A bibliography of resources on marriage and family theory.
09
Jan
Trends in Non-Marital Birth Rates
The percent of non-marital births in the United States has steadily increased over the past few decades, from an estimated 4.5% in 1955 to 35.6% in 2004. Several factors account for such trends. Over the past decades, an increasing proportion of women has postponed marriage, while increased numbers of unmarried couples cohabit. The rates of […]
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marital and Family Therapy
A bibliography of resources on marital and family therapy.
09
Jan
Attitudes Toward Marriage
American attitudes toward marriage have undergone changes in recent years, with shifts toward an increased acceptance of nontraditional family forms. Data have shown that Americans are developing increasingly favorable attitudes toward nontraditional marital and family values and behaviors, such as cohabitation, divorce, remaining single, and premarital sex. Americans are also expressing more egalitarian views toward […]
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marital Quality
A bibliography of resources on marital quality.
09
Jan
Living Arrangements of Children in the United States Over Time
The percentage of children under the age of 18 who live with two parents decreased steadily for several decades (from approximately 85% in 1970 to approximately 68% by the mid-1990s1). Beginning in the mid-1990s, this decrease leveled off and the proportion of U.S. children who live with two married parents has since remained at approximately […]