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Author: Beck, Rubye W.
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Beck, Rubye W. Beck, Scott Herman |
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The Incidence of Extended Households among Middle-Aged Black and White Women: Estimates from a 15-Year Panel Study Journal of Family Issues 10,2 (June 1989): 147-168. Also: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/10/2/147.abstract Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Family Structure; Family, Extended; Household Structure; Marital Status; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In this descriptive analysis, data from the NLS of Mature Women are used to compare cross-section and fifteen-year estimates of the incidence of various types of extended households. Data on black and white women are analyzed separately and the estimates for proportion of middle-aged women living in extended households are presented by marital status. Results show large differences between single-year and fifteen-year estimates of the incidence of extension. Overall, between one-fourth and one-third of white middle-aged women lived in extended households for some time over the fifteen year period and approximately two-thirds of black women experienced this household form for at least part of their middle years. The authors conclude that, contrary to popular and academic perceptions, extended families are a relatively common form of living arrangements for adults in this country, if only for short periods of time. This may be one indicator of the prevalence of the modified-extended family as a family form in the United States. |
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Beck, Rubye W. and Scott Herman Beck. "The Incidence of Extended Households among Middle-Aged Black and White Women: Estimates from a 15-Year Panel Study." Journal of Family Issues 10,2 (June 1989): 147-168.
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Beck, Scott Herman Beck, Rubye W. |
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The Formation of Extended Households During Middle Age Journal of Marriage and Family 46,2 (May 1984): 277-287. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/352459 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Family Formation; Family Structure; Family, Extended; Household Structure; Racial Differences Data from the 1966 through 1976 National Longitudinal Surveys of middle-aged and older men were used to estimate the proportion of middle-aged couples forming extended households. Results of the combined longitudinal record over 10 years were compared with cross-sectional estimates of extended households based on the 1966 survey. For both blacks and whites, about 7 percent had one or more parents (or parents-in-law) in the household in 1966, compared with about 11 percent over the 10-year period. The proportion of blacks living in three-generation households or with grandchildren or other non-nuclear kin was substantially higher than the proportion of whites. In almost all cases, estimates of extended households made using the longitudinal data were about double those based on cross-sectional data. It is estimated that for the 20-year period of middle age about 25 percent of white couples and over 50 percent of black couples would have formed extended households; these extended households underline the continued existence of strong family networks in modern society. Implications of the findings for research are discussed. [AgeLine] |
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Bibliography Citation
Beck, Scott Herman and Rubye W. Beck. "The Formation of Extended Households During Middle Age." Journal of Marriage and Family 46,2 (May 1984): 277-287.
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