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Title: The Formation of Extended Households During Middle Age
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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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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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