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Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Cross-Cultural/International Issues
A bibliography of resources on marriage and cross-cultural issues.
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09
Jan
Research Resources : Cohabitation
A bibliography of resources on cohabitation and marital outcomes.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Divorce and Remarriage
A bibliography of resources on divorce and remarriage.
09
Jan
When Marriages Die : Premarital and Early Marriage Precursors to Divorce
This paper reviews a series of studies addressing the question of whether loss of love and affection early in marriage and long-term marital instability have roots in couples’ premarital relationships. The findings summarized in this paper suggest that loss of love and affection early in marriage and later marital instability can be traced back to […]
09
Jan
American Community Survey: New Survey Questions Enable Measurement of Marital Transitions
Beginning in 2008, the American Community Survey (ACS) will ask about marital events that have occurred in the last 12 months, the number of times a person has been married, and the year the most recent marriage occurred. The new data content can be combined with the demographic, economic and community data in the survey […]
09
Jan
Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage : Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns
This report examines potential precursors of the changes in adult marriage patterns in recent decades. It draws on data from four large national surveys to examine the experiences and attitudes of teenagers to gain a better understanding of factors that influence their views of marriage and their relationship choices in adulthood. The report analyzes teenagers’ […]
09
Jan
Protectors or Perpetrators?: Fathers, Mothers, and Child Abuse and Neglect
This brief explores what role fathers play in perpetrating or protecting their children from child neglect and abuse. Studies indicate that fathers, especially married fathers who live with their children, play an important role in protecting their children from abuse and neglect, a fact that is often overlooked by researchers, policymakers, and the media. This […]
09
Jan
Starting Early: How the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Helps Schools Prepare Young People for Healthy Marriages
Over 2.5 million students across the country complete their high school education each year. How many of these students will emerge from their adolescent years with the skills and information they need to choose a life partner and form a healthy marriage and stable family? To increase the odds that young people in Oklahoma will […]
09
Jan
Meeting the Needs of Married, Low-income Stepfamily Couples in Marriage Education Services: Final Report
Existing evidence suggests that many married couples in the U.S. are managing stepfamily relationships. Empirical studies of stepfamily dynamics highlight the unique factors inherent in stepfamily marriages that impact their quality and stability, most notably the complexity of multiple relationships that exist at the onset of the marriage. Additional research on low-income populations suggests that […]
09
Jan
Racial-Ethnic and Gender Differences in Returns to Cohabitation and Marriage : Evidence From the Current Population Study
A large body of research documents the earnings advantage that married men enjoy over never-married men, the “marriage premium.” Marital status is now a control variable in most earnings models, despite disagreements in the literature over whether the source of marital-status effects lies in productivity, selection, discrimination or other factors (Cornwell & Rupert 1997). Some […]