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Title: Effects of Childhood Family Structure on the Transition to Marriage
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Kobrin, Frances E. Waite, Linda J. |
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Effects of Childhood Family Structure on the Transition to Marriage Journal of Marriage and Family 46,4 (1984): 807-816. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/352528 Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Children; Divorce; Family Influences; Family Structure; Marriage; Racial Differences; Teenagers Increasing rates of divorce mean that many more children than in the past spend part of their childhood in single- parent families. Using data from two national longitudinal surveys of young people, this study explored the effects of family structure during the teenage years on the likelihood of eventual marriage for both males and females. Results suggested that the family patterns children experience when they are growing up continue to have an impact on their own patterns of family formation. However, this effect appeared to affect sons and daughters and blacks and whites somewhat differently. For example, a history of family instability affected black males more fundamentally than black females in that it reduced the overall chances of marriage. The social consequences of nonmarriage are discussed, as are the limitations of the study. Finally, emphasis is placed on the need to examine more broadly the impact of childhood experiences on other aspects of adjustment in adulthood. |
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Kobrin, Frances E. and Linda J. Waite. "Effects of Childhood Family Structure on the Transition to Marriage." Journal of Marriage and Family 46,4 (1984): 807-816.
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