55:40382
Abdelrahman, Abdelrahman I. Regional marriage
patterns and trends in northern Sudan. African Demography Working
Paper, No. 18, Aug 1989. 16 pp. University of Pennsylvania, Population
Studies Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"This paper
focuses on marriage patterns and trends in Northern Sudan. It
documents, in the light of data already available, the rising trend of
age at first marriage for both sexes. The data used here pertain to
the 1973 census and the 1978/79 Sudan Fertility Survey...." Regional
differences are noted, and a comparison of Sudan's nuptiality patterns
with those of other countries is made.
Correspondence:
University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center, 3718 Locust
Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40383 Bozon,
Michel; Heran, Francois. Finding a spouse: a survey of
how French couples meet. Population. English Selection, Vol. 44,
No. 1, Sep 1989. 90-121 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The impact of
social homogamy on mate selection in France is studied. The focus is
on "how the spatial segregation of the different social classes leads
to a parallel segregation in their meeting-places, which in turn
favours [social] homogamy." A historical overview of the initial
places where met during the period 1914-1984 is presented, and the
differences and similarities in couples' occupational levels,
educational levels, and social class are analyzed.
This is a
translation of the two-part French article published in 1987 and 1988
and cited in 54:20464 and 20465.
Correspondence: M. Bozon,
INED, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40384 Bumpass,
Larry L.; Sweet, James A. National estimates of
cohabitation. Demography, Vol. 26, No. 4, Nov 1989. 615-25 pp.
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"Data from the 1987-1988 [U.S.]
National Survey of Families and Households are used to provide national
estimates of cohabitation trends and levels. The rapid increase since
around 1970 is documented over both birth cohorts and marriage cohorts.
Almost half of the persons in their early 30s and half of the recently
married have cohabited. Changes in the proportion ever married are
compared with changes in the proportion who have either married or
cohabited. Much of the decline in marriage has been offset by
increased living together without being married. The stability of
unions of various types is compared....Multivariate analysis reveals
higher rates of cohabitation among women, whites, persons who did not
complete high school, and those from families who received welfare or
who lived in a single-parent family while growing up."
This is a
revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1988 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall 1988, p. 514).
Correspondence: L. L.
Bumpass, University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology,
4412 Social Science Building, Madison, WI 53706. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40385 Burkart,
Gunter; Fietze, Beate; Kohli, Martin. Love, marriage, and
parenthood: a qualitative study on the change in the importance of
partner relationships and its demographic consequences. [Liebe,
Ehe, Elternschaft: eine qualitative Untersuchung uber den
Bedeutungswandel von Paarbeziehung und seine demographischen
Konsequenzen.] Materialien zur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, No. 60, 1989.
314 pp. Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung: Wiesbaden, Germany,
Federal Republic of. In Ger.
Results are presented from a 1987-1988
study of changes in the importance of unmarried cohabitation, marriage,
and parenthood in the Federal Republic of Germany. The study involved
42 interviews with married and unmarried women and men in four
different regions. Topics examined include nuptiality, fertility,
cohabitation, one-person households, and female labor force
participation and career orientation. Consideration is given to
socio-regional differences, demographic implications, and the
consequences for family policy.
Correspondence:
Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung, Postfach 5528, D-6200,
Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40386 Gutmann,
Myron P. Protoindustrialization and marriage ages in
eastern Belgium. Annales de Demographie Historique, 1987. 143-73
pp. Paris, France. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"This article examines
the relationship between nuptiality and industrial development in five
parishes in eastern Belgium, between the mid-seventeenth century and
1790. The first sections discuss the protoindustrialization hypothesis
as established by Mendels and others, and relate the industrial
development of the Verviers region. The main sections of the article
compare a series of mean marriage ages for women to various measures of
economic conditions. The results show no significant relationship,
contradicting some parts of the hypothesis. Then the article attempts
to replicate Mendels's analysis more closely, by using annual changes
in the number of marriages as a proxy for the crude marriage rate.
While there were some relationships, they were not as expected. The
conclusions to the article call for reexamination of the
protoindustrialization hypothesis, because of the difficulty we have
had replicating some parts of it."
Correspondence: M. P.
Gutmann, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40387 Jelin,
Elizabeth. Celibacy, solitude, and personal autonomy:
personal choice and social restrictions. [El celibato, la soledad
y la autonomia personal: eleccion personal y restricciones sociales.]
Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1989. 117-38,
216 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
The
relationship between celibacy and the status of single persons is
examined at the individual and societal levels, with a focus on the
impact of social changes in marriage patterns, family structure, and
personal autonomy. The geographical scope is worldwide, with some
emphasis on Latin America.
Correspondence: E. Jelin, Centro
para el Estudio del Estado y la Sociedad, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40388 Landale,
Nancy S. Marriage and agricultural structure. Rural
Sociology, Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall 1989. 439-55 pp. Bozeman, Montana. In
Eng.
"This paper utilizes Plutzer's (1986) model of fertility
variation within rural areas to examine the implications of
agricultural structure for rural marriage at the turn of the century.
Multilevel data from the 1900 U.S. Census are analyzed to assess
whether the availability and cost of farmland, the mechanization of
agriculture, and the prevalence of various tenurial arrangements
affected the likelihood of early entry into marriage. The findings
provide support for the thesis that agricultural structure influenced
rural marriage behavior, and suggest that future studies of links
between rural social organization and fertility would benefit from
explicit consideration of the marriage process."
For the article by
Eric Plutzer, published in 1986, see 52:30336.
Correspondence: N. S. Landale, University of Chicago and
NORC, Department of Sociology, Population Research Center, Chicago, IL
60637. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40389 Leridon,
Henri; Villeneuve-Gokalp, Catherine. The new couples:
number, characteristics and attitudes. Population. English
Selection, Vol. 44, No. 1, Sep 1989. 203-35 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The authors examine family characteristics in France based on a
1985-1986 INED family history survey. They question whether the
decrease in nuptiality is an actual representation of the number of
cohabiting couples or if it reflects a change in the definition of a
couple. They explore attitudes toward marriage, numbers of married and
unmarried couples, and illegitimacy rates. Findings indicate the
necessity of a broader definition of the word couple.
This is a
translation of the French article published in 1988 and cited in
54:30339.
Correspondence: H. Leridon, INED, 27 rue du
Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40390 Lesthaeghe,
R. Marriage seasonality, moral control and reproduction in
Belgium (1600-1900). IPD Working Paper, No. 1989-4, Mar 1989. 16
pp. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Interuniversity Programme in
Demography: Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
The author examines the
history of social control as exercised by the Catholic Church and
trends in secularization by studying the seasonality of marriages in
Belgium during the period 1600-1900. Marriages during Lent and Advent
(March and December) are approximated and an index is created to
indicate the level of church control during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries and of secularization during the nineteenth
century.
Correspondence: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, IPD,
Centrum voor Sociologie, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40391 Liefbroer,
Aat. Cohabitation or marriage? Differences between the
plans of young adults and the attitudes attributed to their
parents. [Samenwonen of trouwen? Verschillen tussen de plannen
van jong-volwassenen en de aan hun ouders toegeschreven opvattingen.]
Bevolking en Gezin, No. 1, Jul 1989. 83-108 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In
Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"This article looks into the extent to which
young adults anticipate that their own plans for living together or
marrying in the future and the attitudes held by their parents will
conflict. It also studies whether the quality of the relationship
between young adults and their parents, and the degree to which the
attitudes of the parents differ from those of the friends and the
partner (if any) of the young adults, will increase the probability of
such conflicts arising between young adults and their parents." Data
are from a survey conducted in 1987-1988 among 1,775 18-, 22-, and
26-year-old men and women in the
Netherlands.
Correspondence: A. Liefbroer, Vrije
Universiteit, Vakgroep Methoden en Technieken van
Sociaal-Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Koningslaan 22-24, 1075 AD
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40392 Lutinier,
Bruno. Female nuptiality. [La nuptialite des femmes.]
INSEE Resultats: Demographie-Societe, No. 1, ISBN 2-11-065322-1. Aug
1989. 248 pp. Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes
Economiques [INSEE]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is one in a new
series of INSEE publications that will give detailed results from
surveys and national accounts concerning France. This volume presents
data from a sample survey carried out in conjunction with the 1982
census. The data concern marital status, the celibacy rate, place of
marriage, age differences between spouses, age at first marriage,
differences in marriage patterns by class, seasonality of marriage,
remarriage, and prenuptial pregnancies and births preceding
marriage.
Correspondence: INSEE, 18 boulevard Adolphe
Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40393 Lutz,
Wolfgang; Wolf, Douglas. Fertility and marital status
changes over the life cycle: a comparative study of Finland and
Austria. Yearbook of Population Research in Finland, Vol. 27,
1989. 15-28 pp. Helsinki, Finland. In Eng.
The authors use a
multistate life table approach to compare marriage patterns and
fertility in Austria and Finland. "For Finland the data are based on a
complete record of all family status transitions in 1984 and for
Austria the rates come from a micro-census survey conducted in 1986.
The empirical findings are organized around five questions concerning
women's status: the influence of premarital childbearing on later
marital status, the influence of number of children on divorce as well
as remarriage, family status and subsequent births within marriage,
[and] expected times in different status given a specific status at a
specific age. Finally, the authors discuss the possible future
extension and application of the family status multi-state life table
methodology."
Correspondence: W. Lutz, International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Population Program, A-2361
Laxenburg, Austria. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40394 Maneker,
Jerry S.; Rankin, Robert P. Correlates and comparisons of
marital duration of black and white couples in California,
1966-1976. Journal of Divorce, Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter 1987. 33-49
pp. Binghamton, New York. In Eng.
The authors compare marriage
durations of black and white couples in California using data for the
period 1966-1976. Socioeconomic, educational, and religious
differentials are discussed. Findings indicate a decline in marriage
duration for black couples.
Correspondence: J. S. Maneker,
California State University, Department of Sociology and Social Work,
Chico, CA 95929. Location: New York Public Library.
55:40395 Matsushita,
Keiichiro. Economic analysis of age at first
marriage. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, Sep
1989. 103-19 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic
of. In Eng.
"This article develops an economic model of marriage
which gives interior solutions to the optimum age at first marriage and
which does not include an explicit argument about the age at marriage
in the utility function. In theoretical analysis, [the] life cycle
model is modified to capture different aspects of the decision of when
to get married. Results from empirical analysis support implications
derived from the theoretical analysis."
Correspondence: K.
Matsushita, Ryukoku University, Department of Sociology, Shiga, Japan.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40396 Montgomery,
Mark R.; Sulak, Donna B. Female first marriage in East and
Southeast Asia: a Kiefer-Neumann model. Journal of Development
Economics, Vol. 30, No. 2, Apr 1989. 225-40 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"In this article we ask how the schooling levels of husband
and wife come to be associated with each other through the marriage
market. The Kiefer-Neumann model of labor market search is adapted to
marital search, the aim being to explain both the positive sorting on
education levels for spouses, and the positive relationship between
female schooling and age at first marriage. World Fertility Survey
data for Indonesia, Korea, and Malaysia are employed in the
analyses."
Correspondence: M. R. Montgomery, Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (PF).
55:40397 Rankin,
Robert P.; Maneker, Jerry S. Correlates of marital
duration and black-white intermarriage in California. Journal of
Divorce, Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter 1987. 51-67 pp. Binghamton, New York.
In Eng.
Characteristics of black and white intermarriages in
California are examined. Findings indicate that "although there are
many similarities between same-race and black-white intermarriages,
marriages which involve black husbands and white wives differ in
several respects from other types. Not only are they shorter in
duration of marriage; they have fewer children or none at all; spouses
rank relatively high in education...[and] they involve relatively few
teenage marriages....In addition, when black husbands are married to
white wives, they are less likely than husbands in other marriages to
file for divorce, leaving white wives to take that initiative, wives
who tend to have slightly higher educational levels than their black
husbands." The data are from a 10 percent sample of all marriages in
1977.
Correspondence: R. P. Rankin, California State
University, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Chico, CA 95929.
Location: New York Public Library.
55:40398 Schoen,
Robert; Wooldredge, John; Thomas, Barbara. Ethnic and
educational effects on marriage choice. Social Science Quarterly,
Vol. 70, No. 3, Sep 1989. 617-30 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"The
marriage patterns of Spanish surnamed and non-Spanish surnamed persons
in California in 1970 are studied using measures that control for
compositional effects. The results show that the level of intergroup
marriage is substantial, and that the patterns are largely consistent
with an exchange theory perspective that predicts females will 'marry
up' with regard to education, males will 'marry up' with regard to
ethnicity, and exchanges will occur involving male educational level
and female ethnicity."
Correspondence: R. Schoen, Johns
Hopkins University, Department of Population Dynamics, Baltimore, MD
21205. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:40399 Stirling,
Kate J. Women who remain divorced: the long-term economic
consequences. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 3, Sep 1989.
549-61 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"This examination of the economic
experiences of long-term divorced women [in the United States] finds
that in the initial years of divorce economic well-being declines by
more than 30 percent and remains at that same low level, a more serious
decline than suggested in other studies. This study, unlike others,
follows a cohort over time and uses the last three years of marriage as
its basis for comparison. Changes in divorced women's economic
behavior include increased labor force participation, but not further
schooling." Data are from a sample drawn from the University of
Michigan's Panel Study on Income Dynamics.
Correspondence:
K. J. Stirling, University of Puget Sound, Department of Economics,
Tacoma, WA 98416. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
55:40400 Tutterova,
Jitka; Rychtarikova, Jitka. Developing trends in divorce
after 1950 in the Czech and the Slovak Socialist Republics in the
context of legislative changes. [Vyvojove trendy rozvodovosti po
roce 1950 v CSR a SSR v kontextu legislativnich zmen.] Demografie, Vol.
31, No. 3, 1989. 200-19 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum.
in Eng; Rus.
Trends in and determinants of divorce in
Czechoslovakia since 1950 are analyzed using data from official
sources. The analysis is presented separately for the Czech and Slovak
parts of the country. The results indicate that Czechoslovakia,
particularly the Czech region, has a high divorce rate. Factors
considered include divorce legislation, marriage rates, and age at
marriage.
Correspondence: J. Tutterova, Vyzkumny Ustav
Socialniho Rozvoje a Prace, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40401 Ali, Syed
M. Does son preference matter? Journal of Biosocial
Science, Vol. 21, No. 4, Oct 1989. 399-408 pp. Cambridge, England. In
Eng.
The author considers the question of whether "the demand for
additional children is influenced by the presence of sons within a
family. This study is based on cross-sectional data of 9,416 currently
married women under age 50 from a Pakistan national survey in 1979-80.
The analysis suggests that having at least one son in the family
influences the demand for additional children. Urban and rural
comparisons indicated a higher preference for sons in urban areas.
Unless the socioeconomic milieu changes, son preference is likely to
remain strong in Pakistan."
Correspondence: S. M. Ali,
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, POB 1091, Islamabad,
Pakistan. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40402 Aufhauser,
Elisabeth; Lutz, Wolfgang. Demographic analysis of
family-related life cycles of Austrian women: a multidimensional model
of marriage, fertility, and divorce behavior in the years
1976-1986. [Demographische Analyse des familienbezogenen
Lebenszyklus osterreichischer Frauen: ein multi-dimensionales Modell
des Heirats-, Fertilitats- und Scheidungsverhaltens in den Jahren
1976-1986.] Demographische Informationen 1988/89, [1989]. 61-72, 155
pp. Vienna, Austria. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
Summary results are
presented from a research project designed to investigate the family
life cycle of Austrian women by using a multidimensional model of
marriage, fertility, and divorce. Data are from the 1976 and 1986
microcensuses. Topics discussed include the impact of illegitimate
birth on women's future marital status, the relationship between number
of children and the probability of divorce and of remarriage, the
average number of years spent in different phases of the family life
cycle, and the implications of current behavior patterns for future
family structure in Austria.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40403 Bartlema,
Jan. Modelling stepfamilies: first results. NIDI
Report, No. 3, ISBN 90-70990-09-1. 1989. ix, 34 pp. Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute [NIDI]: The Hague, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"A combined macro-micro model is applied to a population
similar to that forecasted for 2035 in the Netherlands in order to
simulate the effect on kinship networks of a mating system of serial
monogamy. Also, the importance of incorporating a parameter for the
degree of concentration of child-bearing over the female population is
underlined."
For a related article by the same author, published in
1988, see 55:30433.
Correspondence: NIDI, P.O. Box 11650,
2502 AR The Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40404 Berquo,
Elza; Faria, Vilmar E. Migration, family, and fertility:
an experiment in integrated analysis. [Migracao, familia e
fecundidade: um experimento de analise integrada.] 1986. 98 pp. Centro
Brasileiro de Analise e Planejamento [CEBRAP]: Sao Paulo, Brazil. In
Por.
An attempt is made to analyze the interrelations among
fertility, migration, and family dynamics in a sample of 398 urban and
400 rural residents of Santo Cruz do Sul, Brazil, over the period
1940-1980. Comparisons are made among natives, natives who left and
returned, migrants, and migrants who left and returned. Consideration
is given to the demographic impact of the changes in social and
economic conditions that occurred during the
period.
Correspondence: Universidade Estadual de Campinas,
Nucleo de Estudos de Populacao, Cidade Universitaria Zeferina Vaz, CP
1170, 13100 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40405 Chou,
Liping. Study on changes in the structure and size of the
urban family in China. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 5, Sep 29, 1987. 2-7 pp.
Beijing, China. In Chi.
The author describes a mathematical model
for the study of changes in family composition and size in urban areas
of China. Data are from a survey conducted in five cities in
1982-1983. Future changes in family characteristics are
projected.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40406 Courgeau,
Daniel. Family formation and urbanization.
Population. English Selection, Vol. 44, No. 1, Sep 1989. 123-46 pp.
Paris, France. In Eng.
"This article will deal with two stages in
the family life course: formation of the couple through marriage, and
the birth of successive children....We shall investigate whether
migration into or out of a metropolitan area modifies the formation of
the family, and conversely whether the different stages in family
formation modify migration behaviour....First, using a nonparametric
approach, we shall consider the sequence of events throughout an
individual's life-course, and thereby demonstrate how the occurrence of
one life-event alters the probability of the occurrence of others."
Next, a semiparametric approach is used to analyze the impact of
variables such as educational level, occupational level, and social
class on marriage, fertility, and migration. The geographic focus is
on France.
This is a translation of the French article published in
1987 and cited in 53:20442.
Correspondence: D. Courgeau,
INED, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40407 Ermisch,
John F. Purchased child care, optimal family size and
mother's employment: theory and econometric analysis. Journal of
Population Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, Sep 1989. 79-102 pp. New York, New
York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Eng.
"The paper
develops a model of family size decisions in which couples choose
explicitly a combination of mother's time and purchased childcare (e.g.
childminders, nannies) for the care and rearing of children. The
theoretical model implies that the impact of the mother's wage on her
completed fertility varies with the market price of childcare, and that
this effect increases (becoming less negative or more positive) with
the level of her wage. Econometric analysis of British micro-data
confirms the main predictions of the
model."
Correspondence: J. F. Ermisch, National Institute
of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square,
London SW1P 3HE, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40408 Faessen, W.
B. M.; Heerschop, M. J. The generalized partial
enumeration of January 1, 1987. [Generalisatie registertelling op
1 januari 1987.] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 37, No. 7, Jul
1989. 11-8 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
An
enumeration of the population of the Netherlands was conducted on
January 1, 1987, using data from the computerized population registers
of the 393 municipalities with such facilities. The authors describe
the methods by which similar estimates were calculated for the 321
municipalities without computerized population registers. The
objective of the estimation procedure was to establish the family
characteristics of the municipalities concerned.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40409
Goldscheider, Frances K.; DaVanzo, Julie. Pathways
to independent living in early adulthood: marriage, semiautonomy, and
premarital residential independence. Demography, Vol. 26, No. 4,
Nov 1989. 597-614 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"Data from the
[U.S.] National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 are
used to examine factors influencing young adults' departure from the
parental home and the initial pathways taken, including leaving home
for marriage, residential semiautonomy (Semi), and premarital
residential independence (PRI)....Our conceptualization of nest leaving
focuses on five broad types of influences: resources of the young
adults, home resources, preferences for coresidence or privacy,
community characteristics, and contemporaneous roles....This
analysis...has shown that the timing of young adults' leaving home
responds to a variety of sociodemographic factors, as do the pathways
taken. Available resources and social values that shape preferences
about nonfamily living before marriage, together with household and
community structure and the timing of other life-course transitions,
all affect the residential transition to
adulthood."
Correspondence: F. K. Goldscheider, Brown
University, Department of Sociology, Providence, RI 02912.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40410 Graniere,
Robert J. Information and household fertility
behavior. Pub. Order No. DA8909935. 1984. 258 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
The author
examines the impact of mortality information on household fertility
behavior. The analysis shows "how changes in preferences, information,
and processing ability will interact to determine a household's
completed family size." The geographical focus is on the United
States.
This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Florida
State University.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 50(2).
55:40411 Huinink,
Johannes. The second child. On the road to the one-child
family? [Das zweite Kind. Sind wir auf dem Weg zur
Ein-Kind-Familie?] Zeitschrift fur Soziologie, Vol. 18, No. 3, Jun
1989. 192-207, 248 pp. Bielefeld, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
with sum. in Eng.
"In this article, factors affecting the
probability of the birth of a second child are investigated. In
particular, changes in the structure of the individual decision process
of family formation in the FRG [Federal Republic of Germany] during the
last decades are discussed. We contest the thesis of a trend towards
the predominance of the one-child family and instead argue that with
increased individual autonomy in the decision of family formation and
fertility behavior couples either decide against having children or,
more frequently, choose to have more than one child. While the former
phenomenon is already well known, in this article the latter is shown
to be empirically valid as well. There are hints that this pattern of
'polarization' in the process of family formation will increasingly be
established in the future."
Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
55:40412 Jejeebhoy,
Shireen J.; Kulkarni, Sumati. Reproductive motivation: a
comparison of wives and husbands in Maharashtra, India. Studies in
Family Planning, Vol. 20, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1989. 264-72 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
"This study compares family size preferences, ideal
sex compositions, and the motivation underlying these preferences
between currently married women and their husbands in a transitional
rural society in India." Factors considered include dependence on sons
for old age security, a desire to continue the family line, maternal
health risks, and financial and time obligations imposed by large
numbers of children. The data are from a sample survey on the economic
value of children and fertility behavior conducted in 1983 in
Maharashtra, and concern 1,692 currently married women aged 15-44, with
at least one child, and their husbands.
Correspondence: S.
J. Jejeebhoy, 16-A G. Deshmukh Marg, Bombay 400 026, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40413 Kamerman,
Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J. Single-parent, female-headed
families in Western Europe: social change and response.
International Social Security Review, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1989. 3-34 pp.
Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng.
Trends in single-parent, female-headed
families in Western Europe are analyzed and compared. The authors
"explore the 'single-parent family' phenomenon in Western Europe, the
factors that account for the growth in the numbers of these families,
how these families are perceived and the policy responses in the
different countries; we also note some patterns." Data are from a
variety of sources. Some comparisons are made with the situation in
the United States.
Correspondence: S. B. Kamerman, Columbia
University, School of Social Work, Morningside Heights, New York, NY
10027. Location: Princeton University Library (IR).
55:40414 Kerblay,
Basile. The evolution of family models in the countries of
Eastern Europe and the USSR. [L'evolution des modeles familiaux
dans les pays de l'Est europeen et en U.R.S.S.] Cultures et Societes de
l'Est, No. 9, ISBN 2-7204-0234-6. 1988. 226 pp. Institut du Monde
Sovietique et de l'Europe Centrale et Orientale: Paris, France;
Institut d'Etudes Slaves: Paris, France. In Eng; Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Fre.
This is a selection of the papers presented at a symposium
organized in Paris, France, January 9-11, 1986, which examines aspects
of family development in the countries of Eastern Europe and the USSR.
The papers examine questions on the interactions among the family,
ideology, and industrialization; differences in family developments
among cultures; and the emergence of new models of the family. The
papers, with the exception of one in English, are in
French.
Correspondence: Institut d'Etudes Slaves, 9 rue
Michelet, Paris 75006, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40415 Legare,
Jacques; Balakrishnan, T. R.; Beaujot, Roderic P. The
family in crisis: a population crisis? Proceedings of a colloquium
organized by the Federation of Canadian Demographers and sponsored by
the Royal Society of Canada. [Crise de la famille: crise
demographique? Actes d'un colloque organise par la Federation
canadienne de demographie et parraine par la Societe royale du Canada.]
ISBN 0-920064-26-4. 1989. iii, 463 pp. Royal Society of Canada: Ottawa,
Canada. In Eng; Fre.
These are the proceedings of the second
national conference organized by the Federation of Canadian
Demographers, held at the University of Ottawa, November 28-29, 1986.
The focus of the conference was on the family in Canada and on two
national surveys, on fertility and the family, that were conducted in
1984. Part 1 contains four papers on the methodological aspects of
these two surveys. Part 2 includes seven papers on marriage and family
trends. In Part 3, eight papers on the demographic consequences of
these changes are presented. Part 4 contains six papers on the family
in Canada in the international context. Papers are in English or in
French.
Correspondence: Royal Society of Canada, 207 Queen,
P.O. Box 9734, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0A0, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40416 Lengsfeld,
Wolfgang; Linke, Wilfried; Pohl, Katharina. Family
formation in the Federal Republic of Germany: results of the panel
study of the Federal Institute for Population Research.
[Familienbildung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Ergebnisse der
Panelstudie des Bundesinstituts fur Bevolkerungsforschung.]
Schriftenreihe des Bundesinstituts fur Bevolkerungsforschung, Vol. 17,
ISBN 3-7646-1869-8. 1989. vii, 262 pp. Harald Boldt-Verlag: Boppard am
Rhein, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
"For this long-term study, a sample...of the marriage cohort
1974/75 [in the Federal Republic of Germany] was interviewed five times
in succession at two year intervals. The questions referred to their
fertility aspirations, the number of children, the dwelling situation,
the daily routine of housewives..., economic activity, their
expectations concerning family and social policy, their plans for the
future and problems in the past....This volume primarily attempts to
deduce from the characteristics covered [the] differences in the
reasons given for the individual family sizes." The authors find "that
the extent to which the partners agree on the...[significance] to be
attached to marriage and family...is decisive for the process of family
formation, and that the choice of the partner already largely
determines the number of children a couple is going to
have."
Correspondence: Harald Boldt-Verlag, Am Alten
Sportplatz, Postfach 110, D-5407 Boppard am Rhein, Federal Republic of
Germany. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40417 Makhlouf,
Hesham H.; Farahat, Ahmed M. A micro-economic analysis of
the determinants of fertility. Egyptian Population and Family
Planning Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, Dec 1985. 54-68 pp. Giza, Egypt. In
Eng.
A microeconomic analysis of the concept of child value is
presented, with a view toward understanding the determinants of
fertility. A couple's expectations and perceptions about the resource
requirements for childbearing are analyzed for their impact on family
size decision making.
Correspondence: H. H. Makhlouf, Cairo
University, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Orman, Giza,
Cairo, Egypt. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40418 Manniche,
Erik. The family in Denmark. 2nd rev. ed. ISBN
91-506-0722-7. 1989. 104 pp. Uppsala University, Family Study Center:
Uppsala, Sweden. In Eng.
"This volume on the Danish family is
intended as an introduction for non-Scandinavian especially overseas
students. It begins with a general description that also touches upon
the history of family and social life in Denmark; and it gives a very
brief statement of basic elements in Danish family law. This
description is followed by quantitatively oriented presentations of
some areas of family life that in recent years have undergone
considerable change, viz., marriage rates and non-married cohabitation,
reproduction, divorce, contraception (family planning) and induced
abortion."
For a previous edition, published in 1985, see 54:30400.
Correspondence: Uppsala University, Department of
Sociology, Family Study Center, Box 513, S-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40419 Maxwell,
Gabrielle M. Changing family structures: 1971-1986.
New Zealand Population Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, Jul 1989. 17-46 pp.
Wellington, New Zealand. In Eng.
"This paper describes the changes
that have occurred in [New Zealand's] household structure over the last
15 years, by examining the public statistics. The factors underlying
the changing patterns are analysed by examining the data on births,
marriages and family breakdown. Maori and Pacific Island Polynesian
patterns are compared with the total population picture. Additional
social statistics add to the picture of the differences between
cultures. Finally, some of the social consequences of the changes in
family structure are discussed."
Correspondence: G. M.
Maxwell, Department of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40420 McDonald,
Peter. Ethnic family structure. Family Matters, No.
23, Apr 1989. 38-45 pp. Melbourne, Australia. In Eng.
The author
studies ethnic differences in family structure and the process of
acculturation among migrants to Australia. Data are from official
sources and from other studies.
Correspondence: P.
McDonald, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 300 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40421 Morrissey,
Marietta. Female-headed households in Latin America and
the Caribbean. Sociological Spectrum, Vol. 9, No. 2, Jul 1989.
197-210 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Twenty-five Caribbean and
Latin American nations were examined to determine the relationship
between potential female headed families and other social indicators.
Regression analysis reveals that women's labor market participation is
associated with the proportion of families potentially headed by women.
The share of girls in secondary school is also associated with the
dependent variable. Social indicators of modernization and dependency
were regressed on potential female-headed households. Neither approach
alone explains the formation of female-headed families in the
region."
Correspondence: M. Morrissey, Texas Tech
University, Department of Sociology, Box 4590, Lubbock, TX 79409-4590.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:40422 Patarra,
Neide L.; Baeninger, Rosana. The family in demographic
transition: the case of Sao Paulo. [Familia na transicao
demografica: o caso de Sao Paulo.] Revista Brasileira de Estudos de
Populacao, Vol. 5, No. 2, Jul-Dec 1988. 35-61 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil. In
Por. with sum. in Eng.
The authors explore the relationship between
the demographic transition and socioeconomic development and
investigate its effect on the family in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
from 1900 to the present. Changes in family characteristics over time
among different social groups are analyzed. The impact of migration on
these shifts is also considered.
Correspondence: N. L.
Patarra, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Nucleo de Estudos de
Populacao, Cidade Universitaria Zeferina Vaz, CP 1170, 13100 Campinas,
Sao Paulo, Brazil. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40423 Ritamies,
Marketta. Persons living alone in Finland. Yearbook
of Population Research in Finland, Vol. 27, 1989. 29-40 pp. Helsinki,
Finland. In Eng.
"This article examines the characteristics of
persons living alone in Finland primarily on the basis of official
statistics exhibiting demographic, regional and socioeconomic
features....Living alone has been [described as a] one-person
household. Characteristics used are sex, age, marital status, urban
and rural distribution, socioeconomic status, occupation, income and
housing. The article ends with a...[discussion concerning] the
development of one-person households and the reasons for living
alone."
Correspondence: M. Ritamies, Population Research
Institute, Vaestoliitto, Kalevankatu 16, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40424 Saluter,
Arlene F. Changes in American family life. Current
Population Reports, Series P-23: Special Studies, No. 163, Aug 1989.
30 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This
report provides a graphic overview of recent trends in the lifestyles
of Americans. Overall, these trends indicate a movement away from
'traditional' family living. These include the high rates of marital
disruption, the delay in marriage among young adults, and the
increasing tendency for people to live in households either alone or
with other people not conventionally related to them....The...charts,
with their limited commentary, summarize major trends and focus
expressly on families with children present. Data are also presented
on other types of families, households, and living arrangements so that
trends affecting our children and families can be interpreted in a more
complete context."
Correspondence: Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40425 Sangoi,
Jean-Claude. The transmission of first names and social
reproduction in Bas-Quercy during the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. [Transmission des prenoms et reproduction sociale en
Bas-Quercy, XVIIIe-XIXe siecles.] Annales de Demographie Historique,
1987. 263-94 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The
choice of first names for children in the Bas-Quercy region of France
in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is studied as a means of
analyzing the continuation of the stem family system in the
region.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40426 Sarkar, B.
N. Distribution of households by family type composition
(in rural areas of Bihar and West Bengal). In: Changing
perspectives of anthropology in India. 1989. 267-84 pp. Today and
Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
The
author examines family composition in rural areas of India, with a
focus on changes from extended to nuclear family type. Determinants of
family structure change are life events, including marriage and death;
socioeconomic factors, including social status and caste; and
geographic region. Data are from official Indian sources for the years
1978, 1980, and 1983.
Correspondence: B. N. Sarkar, Indian
Statistical Institute, Demography Research Unit, 203 Barrackpore Trunk
Road, Calcutta 700 035, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40427 Schwarz,
Karl. When do children leave their parental home?
Observation of the life course by birth cohorts for the period
1972-1987. [Wann verlassen die Kinder das Elternhaus?
Lebenslaufbeobachtungen nach Geburtsjahrgangen fur den Zeitraum
1972-1987.] Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 15, No. 1,
1989. 39-58 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with
sum. in Eng; Fre.
Trends in the age of both children and parents at
the time children leave their parental home are analyzed. Using the
1972-1987 microcensus for the Federal Republic of Germany, the author
finds that such a move generally occurs around age 25 for children and
that this delay is affected by trends in extended education and
marriage postponement. Due to a wide range of parental ages, a common
life course is not described.
Correspondence: K. Schwarz,
Klopstockstrasse 14, 6200 Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40428
Shamgar-Handelman, Lea; Palomba, Rossella.
Alternative patterns of family life in modern societies.
Collana Monografie, No. 1, 1987. 519 pp. Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione: Rome, Italy. In Eng.
This is a collection of papers by various authors examining aspects
of recent developments affecting the family and alternative family
models. It is a product of a seminar held in Israel in June 1986 and
is the result of a cooperative venture between the Italian Institute
for Population Research of the National Council of Research in Rome and
the NCJW Research Institute for Innovation in Education in the School
of Education of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The 28 papers are
presented under subject headings that concern construction and
reconstruction of family boundaries, variations in structure and
relationships within the family, and negotiation of mutual rights and
obligations between family and society. The geographical focus is
generally on developed countries.
Correspondence: Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione, Viale
Beethoven 56, 00144 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40429 Sivamurthy,
M. Household headship in India: trends and
implications. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 34, No. 4, Jun 1988.
3-11 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
Differences in size and composition
of households headed by women and by men are compared for India using
data from the 1961, 1971, and 1981 censuses. Age of the head of the
household and urban and rural differentials are also
compared.
Correspondence: M. Sivamurthy, Cairo Demographic
Centre, 2 Lebanon Street, P.O. Box 73, Mohandiseen 12655, Cairo, Egypt.
Location: Population Council Library, New York, NY.
55:40430 Wedel,
Edgar. Households, 1987--method and results of the
population census. [Haushalte 1987--Methode und Ergebnis der
Volkszahlung.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 5, May 1989. 273-6 pp.
Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
The method used to
define households in the 1987 census of the Federal Republic of Germany
is discussed. Preliminary results concerning the number and size of
households are then presented for the country as a whole and for
individual states.
Location: Princeton University Library
(PF).
55:40431 Wolf,
Douglas A. Kinship patterns and household composition:
older unmarried Hungarian women, 1984. European Journal of
Population/Revue Europeenne de Demographie, Vol. 4, No. 4, Jul 1989.
315-37 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"Household composition of older unmarried women in Hungary is
analyzed using data from the 1984 microcensus....A multinomial logit
model distinguishing among five household types reveals that number of
children, severe disabilities, age and income are all strongly related
to household composition. Trends in fertility and mortality patterns
suggest that kinship patterns will change in coming years; these
results imply that household composition will, in turn, change as
well."
Correspondence: D. A. Wolf, Urban Institute, 2100 M
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40432 Zhou,
Jing. The size, type, and structure of rural families in
the course of modernization in China. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 2, 1988.
17-20 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
Trends in rural family size and
structure in China are analyzed using data from a household survey
conducted in 1986 among 508 families in Jiao county, Shandong province.
The results indicate that family size has remained constant at around
4.48 family members from 1980 to 1986. A general trend toward the
nuclear family is noted.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
