57:30405
Abdelrahman, Abdelrahman I. Marriage patterns,
trends, and timing in urban Khartoum, 1940-1975: theory and
evidence. Journal of Family History, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1991. 177-90
pp. Greenwich, Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
"In this
article we review relevant theory and present empirical evidence to
show that the association between post-nuptial residence and marriage
forms, on the one hand, and marital timing, on the other, is often
imprecise, and that early/late ages at marriage are independent of
forms of marriage and post-nuptial residence preparations. The
geographical context of this article is urban Khartoum [Sudan]. The
main focus is the socio-historical process of urbanization and its
subsequent effects on marriage, residence patterns, and marital
timing."
Correspondence: A. I. Abdelrahman, New Jersey
Department of Health, AIDS Division, Trenton, NJ 08625.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30406 Aryal, Ram
H. Socioeconomic and cultural differentials in age at
marriage and the effect on fertility in Nepal. Journal of
Biosocial Science, Vol. 23, No. 2, Apr 1991. 167-78 pp. Cambridge,
England. In Eng.
The author examines the determinants of marriage
age and fertility in Nepal. "Age at marriage is one of the factors
that influence the fertility behaviour of women, particularly in a
society like Nepal where contraceptive use is low. Socioeconomic and
cultural factors, particularly religion and ethnicity, are important
variables in determining age at marriage in Nepal. Fertility was
negatively related with age at marriage. Marriage duration had a
greater influence on fertility than age at marriage, although these
were strongly correlated."
Correspondence: R. H. Aryal,
Australian National University, National Centre for Development
Studies, Graduate Programme in Demography, GPO 4, Canberra ACT 2601,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30407 Biondi, G.;
Perrotti, E. Marriage trends in the Italo-Greeks of
Italy. Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 23, No. 2, Apr 1991.
129-35 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"The Italo-Greek
ethnolinguistic minority, living in thirteen villages of southern
Italy, marry largely amongst themselves but there are some
intermarriages with native Italians. The majority of marriages are
within the villages, but there is some marriage movement from one
Italo-Greek village to another. Data on marriage and birthplace of
parents and grandparents obtained by questionnaires to families of
primary school children (aged 6-13 years) are analysed, to show the
trends in breakdown of isolation over the last two
generations."
Correspondence: G. Biondi, Universita degli
Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Department of Animal and Human Biology,
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30408 Blom,
Ida. The history of widowhood: a bibliographic
overview. Journal of Family History, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1991. 191-210
pp. Greenwich, Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
The author
assesses historical research concerning widowhood in the United States
and Europe from the eighteenth century to the present. "So far certain
general perspectives in the changing demographic, economic, and
cultural aspects of widowhood have been outlined, and a multitude of
cross-cultural variations from the general patterns have also been
found. This, as well as the fact that gender-specific consequences of
widowhood result in an unequal distribution of sources concerning
widows and widowers respectively, indicates the need for future
research in the field."
Correspondence: I. Blom, University
of Bergen, Department of History, POB 25, 5027 Bergen Universitetet,
Norway. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30409 Brandon,
Anastasia J. Marriage dissolution, remarriage and
childbearing in West Africa: a comparative study of Cote d'Ivoire,
Ghana and Nigeria. Pub. Order No. DA9101137. 1990. 281 pp.
University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 51(8).
57:30410 Burch,
Thomas K. Modeling remarriage: a simple modification of
Hernes' model of first marriage. Population Studies Centre
Discussion Paper, No. 90-10, Nov 1990. 6 pp. University of Western
Ontario, Population Studies Centre: London, Canada. In Eng.
"The
aims of this research note are twofold: 1) to suggest that an apparent
disorderliness in remarriage may be in part a function of how the
process is conceptualized, and in part a function of the relatively
small number of events (compared to first marriages); 2) to suggest a
modification of Hernes' first marriage model (1972) that yields good
and behaviourally plausible fits to the remarriage experience of
several cohorts of divorced men and women in
Canada."
Correspondence: University of Western Ontario,
Population Studies Centre, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30411 Burkart,
Gunter. In and out of wedlock. An empirical study on
changing attitudes toward marriage and parenthood. [Liebe mit und
ohne Trauschein. Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie uber
Milieudifferenzierungen im Bedeutungswandel von Ehe und Elternschaft.]
Demographische Informationen 1990/91, [1991]. 60-7, 154 pp. Vienna,
Austria. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"The theory of
'individualization' offers a useful framework for understanding the
present changes in partnerships, marriage, and parenthood....This paper
presents results of a 'qualitative' study which, in addition to a
general trend towards individualization, reveals differences according
to socio-regional milieus. These differences are reflected in four
areas: cohabitation, marriage, the conflict between parenthood and
career, and sex roles within partnerships....The observed trends
support the notion that the future will bring a polarization of life
styles: a family-oriented and an individualized style." The
geographical focus is on Germany.
Correspondence: G.
Burkart, Freie Universitat Berlin, Institut fur Soziologie,
Hittorfstrasse 16, 1000 Berlin 33, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30412 Carmichael,
Gordon A. A cohort analysis of marriage and informal
cohabitation among Australian men. Australian and New Zealand
Journal of Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 1, Mar 1990. 53-72 pp. Bundoora,
Australia. In Eng.
"Australia's postwar marriage boom lasted until
the early 1970s, since when ages at marriage have risen and a growing
minority of young people have avoided marrying. This paper focuses on
the retreat from marriage and the accompanying increase in consensual
partnering. Multi-state life tables constructed for five-year age
cohorts using marriage/relationship histories from a 1986 nationally
representative sample of 2,104 males aged 20-59 are used to explore
three issues: the extent of the retreat from marriage; the extent of
the more or less concurrent increase in informal cohabitation; and the
extent to which the latter trend may have offset the
former."
Correspondence: G. A. Carmichael, Australian
National University, Research School of Social Sciences, Division of
Demography and Sociology, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (PI).
57:30413 Catasus
Cervera, Sonia I. Cuban nuptiality in the twentieth
century. [La nupcialidad cubana en el siglo XX.] 1991. [x], 154,
[28] pp. Universidad de la Habana, Centro de Estudios Demograficos
[CEDEM]: Havana, Cuba. In Spa.
Changes in nuptiality over the
course of the twentieth century in Cuba are analyzed. Particular
attention is given to changes in nuptiality since the Cuban Revolution
of 1959. Differences in nuptiality in 1981 by place of residence,
race, and occupation are also examined.
Correspondence:
Universidad de la Habana, Centro de Estudios Demograficos, Avenida 41,
Numero 2003 entre 20 y 22, Playa, Havana, Cuba. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30414 De Silva,
W. I. Age at marriage in Sri Lanka: stabilizing or
declining? Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 22, No. 4, Oct 1990.
395-404 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"Over the last four decades
in Sri Lanka, age at first marriage for males increased marginally, and
for females it rose considerably, but there has been no recent increase
in female age at marriage. Among the younger cohorts, estimated ages
at which some married indeed show a declining mean age at marriage.
Coale-McNeil estimates indicate that there is no real decline in female
age at marriage in Sri Lanka. Marriages were delayed as a result of
economic hardship or increased mortality to the mid-1970s, but once the
overall economy improved after 1977, more marriages took place. Female
age at marriage in Sri Lanka remained slightly below 24 years, the age
which is anticipated by younger cohorts, and this level is likely to
persist for some time."
Correspondence: W. I. De Silva,
Australian National University, Department of Demography, Canberra ACT
2601, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30415 Fukurai,
Hiroshi; Alston, Jon. Divorce in contemporary Japan.
Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 22, No. 4, Oct 1990. 453-64 pp.
Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"Data from the 1985-86 Japanese census
are analysed to explore the determinants of the divorce rates in
Japan's forty-seven prefectures, using two theoretical models: (a) the
social integration model, which is shown to have a greater utility in
predicting Japanese divorce levels than (b), the human capital model.
Female emigration patterns play a significant role in affecting the
divorce rate. Population increase and net household income are also
important predictors of the Japanese divorce rate and urbanization has
a great influence in modern Japan. Demographic and aggregate variables
such as migration, urbanization, and socioeconomic factors are useful
when organized under a social integration
model."
Correspondence: H. Fukurai, Texas A and M
University, Department of Sociology, College Station, TX 77843-2125.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30416 Haskey,
John C. Social and family characteristics of marriage in
England and Wales: information derived from marriage registration
records. Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 23, No. 2, Apr 1991.
179-200 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"Information on social and
family aspects of marriage was obtained from a sample of over a
thousand marriages solemnised in England and Wales in 1979....The
factors are analysed in terms of social class differences as well as in
relation to the distance over which marriages range and other
demographic characteristics of the partners and their
marriage."
Correspondence: J. C. Haskey, Central
Statistical Office, Cabinet Office, Great George Street, London SW1P
3AQ, England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30417 Heaton, Tim
B. Time-related determinants of marital dissolution.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 53, No. 2, May 1991. 285-95
pp. Saint Paul, Minnesota. In Eng.
"In this article, several
dimensions of temporality are identified and their impact on marital
dissolution is assessed in a multivariate continuous time model using
marital and fertility histories from the June 1985 [U.S.] Current
Population Survey. The temporal concepts are timing of prior events,
historical time, duration dependence, and selectivity. Results
indicate that marital stability is decreasing over time, increases over
marital duration, increases with age at marriage, and varies with the
arrival and aging of children."
Correspondence: T. B.
Heaton, Brigham Young University, Center for Studies of the Family, 940
SWKT, Provo, UT 84602. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30418 Hirosima,
Kiyosi; Bando, Rieko. Divorce rate of Japan:
1980-1988. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems,
Vol. 46, No. 3, Oct 1990. 56-64 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Data are
presented on divorce rates by sex and age and the total divorce rate in
Japan from 1980 to 1988.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30419 Hirosima,
Kiyosi; Yamamoto, Michiko. Marriage rates in Japan:
1980-1987. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems,
Vol. 46, No. 1, Apr 1990. 67-82 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Marriage
rates in Japan are examined for the period 1980-1987. Data from
official Japanese sources are presented for each year on total marriage
rates and average age at marriage.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30420 India.
Office of the Registrar General. Vital Statistics Division (New Delhi,
India). Age at marriage differentials in India, 1984.
1988. ix, 191 pp. New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This report concerns
differentials in age at marriage in India, and is based on data from a
special survey carried out in 1984 as part of the Sample Registration
System. Age at marriage differentials are analyzed separately for
rural and urban areas by various factors for India and for its major
states. Factors considered include educational status, religion, and
Scheduled Caste or Tribe.
Correspondence: Office of the
Registrar General, Vital Statistics Division, West Block No. 1, Wing
No. 1, 2nd Floor, R. K. Puram, New Delhi 110 022, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30421 Jegouzo,
Guenhael. Changes after 1975 in the numbers of single male
farmers. [L'evolution apres 1975 du celibat agricole masculin.]
Population, Vol. 46, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1991. 41-61 pp. Paris, France. In
Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"In France, marriage rates have been
lowest among male farmers, particularly among smallholders, the lower
section of medium farmers and agricultural labourers....However, it
would seem that during the last 15 years, permanent celibacy among male
farmers has been on the decrease in France. Previous trends which
resulted in a continuous increase of never-married male farmers aged
between 40 and 49, have been reversed, except in a number of regions,
mainly as a result of the decline in the numbers of smallholders.
However, prolonged bachelorhood (at the ages of 30-39 years) has
persisted, and, in spite of the fact that male farmers increasingly
take their brides from outside agriculture, their difficulties in
finding a mate have increased. Unemployment has resulted in more young
men remaining in the countryside than young women. The persistence of
large disparities, even though they may have decreased, bears witness
to the fact that some parts of the farming population have not been
able to adapt to the socio-economic changes which have affected
them."
Correspondence: G. Jegouzo, Institut National de la
Recherche Agronomique, Station d'Economie et Sociologie Rurales de
Rennes, 147 rue de l'Universite, 75007 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30422 Kono,
Shigemi. A treatise on sex ratio in population by marital
status: marriage squeeze and widowhood. Jinko Mondai
Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, Vol. 47, No. 1, Apr 1991. 1-16
pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
"This study deals with
imbalances of sex ratio in population by marital status, particularly
focussing on two important demographic problems in Japan...the first
relating to an excess of male population in marriageable ages and the
second relating to an excess of [single, widowed, or divorced women] in
the middle and old ages....Population ageing [of] unmarried women,
whether never married, widowed or divorced, [is examined]....Tables of
[the] family life cycle have been constructed for Japanese couples for
the periods 1920 to 1985, particularly specifying lengths of widowhood
and widowerhood."
Correspondence: S. Kono, Ministry of
Health and Welfare, Institute of Population Problems, 1-2-2
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30423 Kutsar,
Dagmar. Marriage breakdown in Estonia. Yearbook of
Population Research in Finland, Vol. 29, 1991. 73-82 pp. Helsinki,
Finland. In Eng.
"This article summarizes the main features of the
divorce statistics and analyzes divorce data [for Estonia] from the
year 1988....The analysis revealed...; 1. The remarriage rate has
increased more rapidly than the divorce rate; 2. The divorce rate...is
higher in cities, in the regions of high immigration and
industrialization; 3. The length of marriages has decreased...; 4.
Women in Estonia are highly active in initiating divorce." Data are
from official sources.
Correspondence: D. Kutsar, Tartu
University, Ulikooli 18, Tartu, 202400 Estonian SSR, USSR.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30424 Lin,
Sung-Ling. Changes in reproductive function among
remarried women: the effects of spousal characteristics.
Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 33, No. 4, Winter 1990. 501-16 pp.
Greenwich, Connecticut. In Eng.
"This paper examines the
relationship between change in childbearing function from a woman's
first to second marriage and the degree of similarity between her first
and second husbands in age, education, and religion. Using data from
the [U.S.] 1982 National Survey of Family Growth, the specific
hypothesis tested is: where plans are similar, the second husband tends
to resemble the first to a greater extent than where childbearing
functions differ. Separate tests relating to age, education, and
religion provide only limited support for this hypothesis. However,
when the various tests are considered collectively as a system, the
weight of the evidence provides general support for the hypotheses.
The implications of these findings for understanding trends in marriage
are discussed."
Correspondence: S.-L. Lin, Tunghai
University, Department of Sociology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Location: New York Public Library.
57:30425 Millar,
Wayne J. Divorces, Canada and the provinces, 1989.
[Divorces, Canada et provinces, 1989.] Health Reports/Rapports sur la
Sante, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1991. 83-6 pp. Ottawa, Canada. In Eng; Fre.
Official data on the number of divorces, and divorce rates by
Canadian province for 1988 and 1989 are
presented.
Correspondence: W. J. Millar, Statistics Canada,
Canadian Centre for Health Information, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30426 Qu,
Xihua. A general rule of relationship between age and
marriage and its numerical model. Chinese Journal of Population
Science, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1989. 155-67 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"In this paper, I will undergo an analytical research of the
vagueness of the process of marriage and marital age parameters.
Consequently, I will deduce from this research a fuzzy mathematical
model of the distribution of first marriage age....I intend to bring to
light a general rule followed by marital age relations and, therefore,
enable its simple and precise application to quantitative analysis and
theoretical studies." The geographical focus is on
China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30427 Saluter,
Arlene F. Marital status and living arrangements: March
1990. Current Population Reports, Series P-20: Population
Characteristics, No. 450, May 1991. iv, 101 pp. U.S. Bureau of the
Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents detailed
information on the marital status and living arrangements of the
noninstitutional population of the United States, based on the results
of the March 1990 Current Population Survey. The text of this report
compares current survey data with data collected from earlier surveys.
In some instances, data from decennial censuses are used when survey
data are not available. Data contained in this report reflect the
impact of various factors on the behavior of men and women regarding
marriage, divorce, and living arrangements, and the corresponding
effect upon the living arrangements of children." Selected data are
presented by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, metropolitan residence,
and region.
Correspondence: Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30428
Schellekens, Jona. Determinants of marriage
patterns among farmers and agricultural laborers in two
eighteenth-century Dutch villages. Journal of Family History, Vol.
16, No. 2, 1991. 139-55 pp. Greenwich, Connecticut/London, England. In
Eng.
"Eighteenth-century population listings and church records
[for the Netherlands] are used to examine the determinants of marriage
patterns in an agricultural population. Using macro-level data it is
shown that the availability of mates has relatively little effect on
marriage patterns. Using micro-level data it is shown that determinants
affect marriage patterns differentially across occupational groups.
Special attention is given to explaining marital behavior among
agricultural laborers. A determinant of their marriage patterns is
suggested which has received little attention so far: the
attractiveness of marriage relative to service in
husbandry."
Correspondence: J. Schellekens, Hebrew
University, Department of Demography, Mount Scopus, 91905 Jerusalem,
Israel. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30429 Sufian, Abu
J. M. Socioeconomic correlates of age difference between
spouses in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Sociology and
Social Research, Vol. 75, No. 3, Apr 1991. 164-9 pp. Los Angeles,
California. In Eng.
The relationship between age and socioeconomic
differences among spouses was analyzed for 398 couples living in the
Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Two groups of couples, Saudis and
non-Saudis, were compared. Findings reveal that among Saudi couples
"husband's education, and income are significantly related to the age
difference, while for non-Saudis, only wife's education (high) has a
significant relationship with the age
difference."
Correspondence: A. J. M. Sufian, King Faisal
University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, P.O.B. 1982,
Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
57:30430 Sweet,
James A.; Bumpass, Larry L. Disruption of marital and
cohabitation relationships: a socio-demographic perspective. NSFH
Working Paper, No. 32, Jul 1990. 39 pp. University of Wisconsin, Center
for Demography and Ecology: Madison, Wisconsin. In Eng.
"In this
chapter we identify some of the characteristic features of a social
demographic approach to the study of marital disruption [in the United
States]. We then discuss some conceptual and measurement issues in the
demographic study of marital disruption, and review some of the major
findings of research in this tradition, focusing primarily on our own
recent work. Finally, because of the increase in cohabitation, and the
complexity that it adds to the demographic analysis of the formation
and termination of unions, we will discuss recent trends and
differentials in the incidence and stability of cohabiting unions."
Data are from U.S. censuses, vital statistics, the Current Population
Survey, and selected sample and longitudinal
surveys.
Correspondence: University of Wisconsin, Center
for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social Science Building, 1180
Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30431 Taj, Anju
M. Gender, intergenerational relations and marriage
patterns in Indonesia. Pub. Order No. DA9023651. 1990. 295 pp.
University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the University
of Michigan.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 51(4).
57:30432 Takahashi,
Shigesato. An analysis of life course patterns in Japan:
the effects of mortality and nuptiality changes between 1965 and
1985. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, Vol. 47,
No. 1, Apr 1991. 17-26 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
"In this study, we examined the impact on the marital life course
patterns [of] mortality and nuptiality changes....We have constructed
the marital-state life table for the [years] 1965 and 1985 based on
Japanese data. By using the marital-state life table, we examined the
sensitivity of the mortality and nuptiality changes on life course
patterns."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30433 Tsai,
Wen-hui. Mainland Chinese marriage and family under the
impact of the four modernizations. Issues and Studies, Vol. 24,
No. 3, Mar 1988. 100-19 pp. Taipei, Taiwan. In Eng.
"The purpose of
this paper is to investigate marriage and the family in mainland China
under the impact of the Four Modernizations program. The bulk of the
paper will be devoted to a discussion of the emergence of 'new'
marriage and family patterns in mainland China in the 1980s under the
impact of current socioeconomic changes." The Four Modernizations
program consists of a simultaneous attempt to modernize agriculture,
industry, national defense, and science and technology. The author
notes a trend toward the nuclear family in which family size is small
and the husband-wife relationship is replacing the father-son
relationship as the center of the family.
Correspondence:
W.-h. Tsai, Indiana University-Purdue University, Department of
Sociology and Anthropology, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. Location:
Princeton University Library (Gest).
57:30434 van Poppel,
F.; de Beer, J. The effect of changes in divorce laws on
the divorce rate: an application of intervention analysis. [Het
effect van veranderingen in de echtscheidingswetgeving op het
echtscheidingscijfer: een toepassing van interventie-analyse.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 39, No. 6, Jun 1991. 27-35 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"This article
examines the effects of three juridical changes [in 1838, 1883, and
1971] on the divorce rate in the Netherlands....For this purpose
intervention variables were added to a statistical time-series...model.
If it is assumed that the effects of the 1883 and 1971 reforms have
been permanent, the total effect of the juridical reforms has been
considerable. However, even though the model based on the assumption
of permanent effects provides the best fit of the data, changes
occurring some years after the immediate effects suggest that it may be
reasonable to assume that the effects were temporary only." An
English-language version of the article is available from the
author.
Correspondence: F. van Poppel, Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, P.O. Box 11650, 2502 AR The
Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30435 Watanabe,
Yoshikazu. Demographic life stages of Japanese women:
cohort trends and socioeconomic variations. Jinko Mondai
Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, Vol. 46, No. 2, Jul 1990. 49-58
pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Changes in the timing of marriage and
childbearing among Japanese women are analyzed for cohorts born between
1890 and 1940. Data are from surveys carried out by the Institute of
Population Problems. The results show that the timing of these events
was strongly affected by World War I, economic depressions in the
interwar period, conscription, pronatalist policies during World War
II, and changes in legislation that made access to contraception and
abortion easier following World War II.
Correspondence: Y.
Watanabe, Ushiku 1316-8, Ushiku-shi, Ibarraki-ken 300-12, Japan.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30436 Xiong, Yu;
Yang, Yang. Nuptial and childbearing customs of the ethnic
minorities in China. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol.
1, No. 2, 1989. 251-61 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The current
nuptial customs of the ethnic minorities in China are examined.
"Although monogamous marriage has now been adopted by all but a few
ethnic communities, variations still exist between different
nationalities in the specific forms of marriage and range of
intermarriage owing to the uneven nature of historical development.
Such variations are shaped by various factors of the given locality and
given time such as the socioeconomy, religion, culture and education,
and exert direct influence on the childbearing behavior and
reproduction of the ethnic population."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30437 Bartiaux,
Francoise. Household composition of the elderly in Italy
(1981). [La composition des menages des personnes agees en Italie
(1981).] European Journal of Population/Revue Europeenne de
Demographie, Vol. 7, No. 1, Apr 1991. 59-98 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"The last Italian census (1981) was used
to study the household composition of people aged sixty and over.
Composition varied with the age and sex of the elderly person, and with
area of residence. Those who lived with, or at the home of, a child
were studied especially closely. Geographical variation in the
household composition of elderly people showed that composition is a
living reflection of the past and present demography of each
region."
Correspondence: F. Bartiaux, Universite Catholique
de Louvain, Institut de Demographie, Place Montesquieu 1, Boite 17,
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30438 Blossfeld,
Hans-Peter; Huinink, Johannes. Human capital investments
or norms of role transition? How women's schooling and career affect
the process of family formation. American Journal of Sociology,
Vol. 97, No. 1, Jul 1991. 143-68 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"Proponents of the 'new home economics' hypothesize that women's
growing economic independence largely accounts for the rise in delayed
marriage and motherhood in industrialized societies. This article
assesses this hypothesis for the Federal Republic of Germany by
estimating the dynamic effects of women's educational and career
investments on the timing of family events. Event-history analysis
shows that the delaying effect on the timing of the first marriage
across cohorts does not result from an increase in the quality of
women's human capital investments as posited by the new home economics.
Rather, women's extended participation in schooling delays their
transition to adulthood, an effect aligned with normative expectations
that young women in school are 'not ready' for marriage and motherhood.
Increasing career resources, however, do lead women to postpone or
avoid having children."
Correspondence: H.-P. Blossfeld,
European University Institute, Via dei Roccettini 5, 50016 San Domenico
di Fiesole, Florence, Italy. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPIA).
57:30439 Cain, Mead
T. The activities of the elderly in rural Bangladesh.
Population Studies, Vol. 45, No. 2, Jul 1991. 189-202 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"With the aid of observed and retrospective data
on time-use from a sample of rural Bangladeshis, this paper seeks
to...[describe] the role of the elderly in the household division of
labour, management, and authority. The objective is to elaborate how
labour-use and activity patterns change with advancing age, for men and
women and rich and poor, and to explore the broader implications of
such change. Concepts of work, retirement, and dependency are
critically examined. The results of several labour surveys are used to
estimate the limits that the physical effects of ageing place on the
labour-force participation of the elderly."
Correspondence:
M. T. Cain, Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York,
NY 10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30440 Crimmins,
Eileen M.; Easterlin, Richard A.; Saito, Yasuhiko.
Preference changes among American youth: family, work, and goods
aspirations, 1976-86. Population and Development Review, Vol. 17,
No. 1, Mar 1991. 115-33, 202, 204 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with
sum. in Fre; Spa.
"This article examines trends and differentials
by sex in both absolute and relative preferences among American young
adults from 1976 to 1986. If one considers marriage and family
formation preferences alone, the desires of American youth to marry and
have children changed very little over this period. When one shifts
from absolute to relative preferences, desires for goods for oneself
have increased substantially, and for leisure and goods for one's
children moderately. Considered in this context, the stability in
marriage and family preferences implies a shift in relative preferences
against children."
This is a revised version of a paper originally
presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of
America (see Population Index, Vol. 56, No. 3, Fall 1990, p.
420).
Correspondence: E. M. Crimmins, University of
Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center, University Park, Los
Angeles, CA 90089-0191. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30441 Czujko,
Lubomira. Family life cycle: surveys of marriage
cohorts. [Cykl zycia rodziny: badania kohort malzenskich.] Studia
Demograficzne, No. 1/99, 1990. 107-15 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Pol.
The results of a sample survey of 10,000 newly married couples in
Kiev, capital of the Ukraine, USSR, are presented. These couples,
originally interviewed in 1970, were followed up after 5- and 10-year
intervals, and again in 1990. The primary aim of the survey was to
identify changing attitudes and reproductive behavior in different
phases of the life cycle. Data are included on family composition at
the time of each round of the survey. The important effect of living
conditions on family size is noted, as are women's difficulties in
reconciling economic activity and motherhood, which in turn have
reduced the number of children they have actually
had.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30442 Dawson,
Deborah A. Family structure and children's health: United
States, 1988. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10: Data from
the National Health Survey, No. 178, Pub. Order No. DHHS (PHS) 91-1506.
ISBN 0-8406-0439-4. LC 91-7501. Jun 1991. iv, 47 pp. U.S. National
Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]: Hyattsville, Maryland. In Eng.
"This report describes the family arrangements of children 17 years
of age and under and the association between family structure and
various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the children
and their families. The focus of the report is on the relationship
between family structure and children's health and well-being. Physical
health, educational attainment, and emotional health are compared for
children in the four most common types of family. Data are from the
1988 [U.S] National Health Interview Survey on Child
Health."
Correspondence: U.S. National Center for Health
Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30443 Doenges,
Catherine E. Patterns of domestic life in colonial Mexico:
views from the households. Latin American Population History
Bulletin, No. 19, Spring 1991. 14-21 pp. Minneapolis, Minnesota. In
Eng.
The author proposes new directions for the study of family
life in colonial Mexico. "The goal was to present an alternative
perspective for discussing patterns of domestic life in colonial Latin
America and to illustrate how use of the life-course perspective
improves on the more static, conventional Laslett
approach....Statistically based examinations of domestic life-course
patterns, when combined with information about the economic, legal, and
emotive aspects of families, can bring us closer to understanding
social dynamics and everyday life in Mexico's
past."
Correspondence: C. E. Doenges, Syracuse University,
Department of Geography, Syracuse, NY 13244. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30444 Goldani,
Ana M. Changing Brazilian families and the consequent need
for public policy. International Social Science Journal, Vol. 42,
No. 4, Nov 1990. 523-37 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The author
examines public policy in relation to the family in Brazil. "A central
concern here is to show how the Brazilian family (towards which public
policy has been oriented) has changed and what are the possible policy
strategies for dealing with these transformations....Individual
characteristics and changes in family structure, to be sure, are not
the only factors responsible for greater demand for public policies.
Structural factors constraining basic needs such as food, health,
employment, housing, and education lie behind the need for greater
participation of the state."
Correspondence: A. M. Goldani,
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz,
CP 1170, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Location: World Bank, Joint
Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
57:30445 Goody,
Jack. Futures of the family in rural Africa. In:
Rural development and population: institutions and policy, edited by
Geoffrey McNicoll and Mead Cain. 1990. 119-44 pp. Population Council:
New York, New York; Oxford University Press: New York, New York/Oxford,
England. In Eng.
"I have tried to survey a wide range of factors
affecting the future of the family in Africa [based on research in
Ghana carried out during the last four decades]. In conclusion, I
would draw attention to the following points. (1) The diversity of
preexisting social forms and the differential impact of external
pressures. (2) The common features related to the nature of an
agricultural system with relatively open access to resources and its
relationship to migration and the growth of population, now more rapid
than elsewhere in the world. (3) The effects of increasing population
on land and upon limited material resources. (4) The lack of a 'joint
family organization' in the Asian sense....(5) The corresponding
strength of the wider kinship ties of lineage, weakening under changing
modes of livelihood but still important for welfare purposes. (6) The
effects of mass schooling and mass bureaucratic employment on the
economy....(7) The concomitant existence of neo-traditional farming.
(8) The reaction of all types of 'farm families' to the high degree of
uncertainty in all spheres of social life and the effect of such
uncertainty on decisionmaking and activity within the
household."
Correspondence: J. Goody, St. John's College,
Cambridge CB2 1TP, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30446 Gordon,
Linda; McLanahan, Sara. Single parenthood in 1900.
Journal of Family History, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1991. 97-116 pp. Greenwich,
Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
"The Public Use Sample of the
1900 census was used to examine single parenthood in the U.S.
population overall, in seven major cities, and in four predominately
rural states. The data allow us to identify single parent subfamilies,
a group missed by reports based on published census statistics. The
proportion of children living with single parents in 1900 approximated
that of 1960: 8.5 percent as compared with 9.1 percent. Migration and
immigration were not associated with single parenthood. Black children
were more likely than white children to live with single parents,
especially black children in urban areas. Approximately seventy-five
percent of black and white single parents were
widows."
Correspondence: L. Gordon, University of
Wisconsin, Department of History, Madison, WI 53706.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30447 Hewlett,
Barry S. Demography and childcare in preindustrial
societies. Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 47, No. 1,
Spring 1991. 1-37 pp. Albuquerque, New Mexico. In Eng.
"This
article considers the relationships between selected demographic
structures (total fertility, infant and child mortality, sex-age
distribution, divorce rate, causes of death) and childcare patterns
among hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists, and pastoralists.
Demographic data from fifty-seven preindustrial societies indicate that
the demographic structure of a population can be useful for
understanding intercultural variability in caregiving practices
identified in 'traditional' characterizations of childcare in these
populations (e.g., indulgent care, multiple caregivers, multiage play
groups). Analysis of demographic structures also identifies two
'emergent' features of childcare in preindustrial populations that are
infrequently mentioned in socialization studies of these populations:
stepparent-stepchild relations and differential investment in sons and
daughters."
Correspondence: B. S. Hewlett, Tulane
University, Department of Anthropology, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:30448 Hirosima,
Kiyosi. On projections of households by type and of
parent-child coresidence rates. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of
Population Problems, Vol. 46, No. 1, Apr 1990. 51-5 pp. Tokyo, Japan.
In Jpn.
The author presents a method to project family and
household composition in Japan to the year 2000 using parent-child
coresidence rates. Consideration is given to the age, sex, and marital
status of parents and children.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30449 Horvath,
Robert. Interrelations between economic development and
family size in Hungarian historical demography. [A gazdasagi
fejlodes es a csaladnagysag osszefuggesei a magyar torteneti
demografiaban.] Demografia, Vol. 31, No. 2-4, 1988. 264-79 pp.
Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author
examines the effects of economic development on the family in Hungary
from the late 1800s to the end of World War II. The emphasis is on the
differences in timing of the demographic transition among individual
countries, in contrast to the proposition of Kingsley Davis that such
changes were uniform throughout Western Europe.
For the paper by
Kingsley Davis, published in 1984, see 50:40654.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30450
Lauras-Lecoh, Therese. Family trends and
demographic transition in Africa. International Social Science
Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4, Nov 1990. 475-92 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The author examines family trends in Africa and their effects on
the demographic transition. The focus is on "the formation of the
family through nuptiality and descendants [and] family structures based
on the size and composition of residential
units."
Correspondence: T. Lauras-Lecoh, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
57:30451 Lloyd,
Cynthia B.; Brandon, Anastasia J. Women's role in
maintaining households: poverty and gender inequality in Ghana.
Population Council Research Division Working Paper, No. 25, 1991. 55
pp. Population Council, Research Division: New York, New York. In Eng.
"Over the last 30 years in Ghana, the proportion of households
headed by women has increased and the composition of these households
has shifted, with a growing percentage of households headed by the
divorced and widowed. The paper assesses the implications of these
trends for family welfare and evaluates more broadly the current role
of women in the economic maintenance of households with children, using
data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The consumption levels of
household members are highest in those households where women have a
primary role in the provision of cash earnings either in partnership
with their husbands or as the primary cash provider. In all types of
households, women work on average longer hours than men but the
differences between the sexes are greatest when men and women coreside
and least when they do not."
This is a revised version of a paper
originally presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America.
Correspondence: Population Council,
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30452 Luscher,
Kurt; Engstler, Heribert. Plurality within bounds. A
socio-demographic typology of present forms of family formation in
Switzerland. [Pluralitat in Grenzen. Eine sozio-demographische
Typologie aktueller Formen der Familiengrundung in der Schweiz.]
Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 16, No. 3-4, 1990.
407-13 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum.
in Eng; Fre.
Trends in family formation in Switzerland for the
period 1979-1987 are discussed. Attitudes toward marriage and
variations among different ethnic groups are
considered.
Correspondence: K. Luscher, Universitat
Konstanz, Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultat, Universitatsstrasse 10,
7750 Konstanz 1, Germany. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30453 Ma,
Xia. Ownership, roles of the family and attitudes towards
childbirth. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 1, No. 3,
1989. 297-309 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author examines
the historical importance of the family in China and the relationship
between the notion of private ownership and the family as a social and
economic unit. The effects of the economic reforms of the 1980s and
demographic aging on the Chinese family are described. Changing
attitudes toward childbirth and the indoctrination of values within the
family are noted.
Correspondence: X. Ma, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, Institute of Population, 5 Jianguomen Nei Da Jie 5
Hao, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30454 Martin,
Linda G.; Tsuya, Noriko O. Interactions of middle-aged
Japanese with their parents. Population Studies, Vol. 45, No. 2,
Jul 1991. 299-311 pp. London, England. In Eng.
This paper is
concerned with changes in household structure in Japan over time.
Specifically, the authors "use logit analysis to investigate the extent
to which married Japanese men and women aged 30 to 59 live with their
parents and, in particular, how socio-economic and demographic
characteristics are associated with co-residence. For men, being the
eldest child, being in a lower-status occupation, living in a small
town or rural area, being in an arranged marriage, and having a parent
without a spouse are all positively associated with co-residence. For
women, only demographic variables matter--being the eldest child,
having a husband who is not the eldest child, and having a parent
without a spouse, lead to a higher probability of co-residence with own
parents....The study is based on data from the 1988 Mainichi
Newspapers/Nihon University Japanese National Family Survey."
This
is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1989 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 55, No. 3, Fall 1989, p. 380).
Correspondence: L. G.
Martin, Georgetown University, Department of Demography, Washington,
D.C. 20057. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30455 Moors,
Hein; van Nimwegen, Nico. Social and demographic effects
of changing household structures on children and young people.
NIDI Report, No. 19, ISBN 90-70990-27-X. 1990. ix, 57 pp. Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute [NIDI]: The Hague, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"This report describes changes in the household structure
of the European population and the social and demographic consequences
for children and young people in the member states of the Council of
Europe. More particularly, attention is paid to an analysis of the
effects of instability and changes in couples, and to the effects of
changing living arrangements on economic, social and psychological
aspects of young people, particularly young women. Two lifestyles are
specifically relevant in this respect, both because of their increasing
numbers, and because of their significance as a transitional phase, or
as an alternative, to marriage: consensual unions (cohabitations) and
one-parent families."
Correspondence: Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, P.O. Box 11650, 2502 AR The
Hauge, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30456 Morioka,
Kiyomi. Demographic family changes in contemporary
Japan. International Social Science Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4, Nov
1990. 511-22 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
"Our aim is to examine
important aspects of demographic family change in contemporary Japan,
and thus to explore the possible near future of the family....In the
following sections, I will discuss recent changes in family size,
composition and life cycle. The time span is largely limited to the
second half of the present century, particularly to the past 30 years,
which correspond to Japan's rapid economic
growth."
Correspondence: K. Morioka, Seijo University,
Institute of Folklore Studies, 6-1-20 Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157,
Japan. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
57:30457 Murphy,
M. Household modelling and forecasting--dynamic approaches
with use of linked census data. Environment and Planning A, Vol.
23, No. 6, Jun 1991. 885-902 pp. London, England. In Eng.
The
author proposes improved methods of household modeling, using dynamic
models rather than the headship rate method. "Reasons are discussed
why this method has been criticised in recent years....The advantages
of dynamic models are discussed, and a number of alternative dynamic
models of household formation and dissolution are presented. The data
source used is the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 1%
longitudinal study, which contains linked information on 500,000 people
in the 1971 and 1981 England and Wales Censuses of
Population."
Correspondence: M. Murphy, London School of
Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
57:30458 Nakano,
Eiko. A study of childbirth and child-rearing from the
viewpoint of family functions. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of
Population Problems, Vol. 47, No. 1, Apr 1991. 27-39 pp. Tokyo, Japan.
In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
Reasons for differences between desired
and actual family size in Japan are explored using data from the
Japanese National Fertility Survey. Results indicate that socioeconomic
factors and the desire to provide for their children require mothers to
return to work after the second child, often keeping couples from
having a desired third child.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30459 Neyer,
Gerda. Single-parent families in Austria.
[Alleinerziehende in Osterreich.] Demographische Informationen 1990/91,
[1991]. 68-73, 154 pp. Vienna, Austria. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"This article presents data on the demographic trends of one-parent
families and their current economic and social situation [in
Austria]....The vast majority of single-parent families are headed by
women....[and are] thus largely dependent on the women's economic
status. The data show that the economic disadvantage of single-parent
families, i.e. their low per capita income, is caused by discrimination
[in] the labour market."
Correspondence: G. Neyer,
Instituts fur Demographie, Hintere Zollamtsstrasse 2b, 1033 Vienna,
Austria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30460 Perez
Herrero, Pedro. Family structure and economic development
in Mexico (1700-1850). Old and new hypotheses of investigation.
[Estructura familiar y evolucion economica en Mexico (1700-1850).
Antiguas y nuevas hipotesis de investigacion.] Boletin de la Asociacion
de Demografia Historica, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1990. 67-109 pp. Madrid, Spain.
In Spa.
The relationships among the family, population trends, and
economic conditions in Mexico at the end of the colonial era are
explored through a review of the published
literature.
Correspondence: P. Perez Herrero, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30461 Praditwong,
Tanaporn. Family formation attitudes of Thai
adolescents. Pub. Order No. DA9027075. 1990. 406 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This work
was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Cornell
University.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 51(4).
57:30462 Rindfuss,
Ronald R.; Jones, Jo Ann. One parent or two? The
intertwining of American marriage and fertility patterns.
Sociological Forum, Vol. 6, No. 2, Jun 1991. 311-26 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
"Marriage and fertility in the United States have
become less firmly entwined as more women bear children without
marrying and more couples with children divorce. Today a sizeable
number of children are expected to spend a portion of their childhood
in one-parent households....Using the National Survey of Family Growth
Cycle III, this paper estimates the probability that children aged 0-13
in 1982 are living in two-parent households, controlling for their
mothers' marital statuses at their births. We find that marital status
at birth is an important predictor of household structure at later ages
for both white and black populations; however, the childhood
environment is actually quite elastic as women marry, divorce, remarry,
and redivorce."
Correspondence: R. R. Rindfuss, University
of North Carolina, Department of Sociology, CB 3210, Hamilton Hall,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
57:30463 Rodgers,
Joan R. Poverty and choice of marital status: a
self-selection model. Population Research and Policy Review, Vol.
10, No. 1, 1991. 67-87 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Over
the last few decades in the United States, the poverty rate of
female-headed families has been about five times the poverty rate of
other family types. This paper addresses the question of why, in
general, female-headed families are so much poorer than other families.
Recognizing that individuals choose their own marital status, a
self-selection model is used to identify the factors which determine
the poverty rates of married-couple families, families headed by
females with no husband present, and families headed by males with no
wife present. The following control variables are found to be
important determinants of poverty for all three family types:
education of family members; age, race, disability, and unemployment of
the family head; geographical location, size and composition of the
family."
Correspondence: J. R. Rodgers, University of North
Carolina, Department of Economics, Greensboro, NC 27412.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30464 Rowland, D.
T. Family diversity and the life cycle. Journal of
Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1991. 1-14 pp.
Calgary, Canada. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
The author examines
new patterns in family formation in Australia as a means of "finding
strategies for describing life cycle experience which [accommodates]
the varied ways in which families now develop. This paper reviews the
main approaches that have been suggested and proposes a life cycle
classification to chart stages of life in major sections of the
population....The definitions and classification criteria adopted
permit the inclusion of single parents, de facto couples and step
parents in life cycle analysis, and thereby provide a basis for a more
comprehensive view of the family development experience of
cohorts."
Correspondence: D. T. Rowland, Australian
National University, Department of Sociology, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT
2601, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:30465 Schwarz,
Karl. How many children do families have? Some
reflections and results concerning an important question of sociology
and social policy. [Wieviele Kinder haben die Familien? Einige
Uberlegungen und Ergebnisse zu einer wichtigen sozialwissenschaftlichen
und sozialpolitischen Frage.] Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft,
Vol. 16, No. 3-4, 1990. 435-45 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic
of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author discusses problems
that "arise out of a family concept based upon the number of live-born
children and of children being still alive as well as of children
living in their parents' household." The geographical focus is on the
Federal Republic of Germany.
Correspondence: K. Schwarz,
Klopstockstrasse 14, 6200 Wiesbaden, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30466 Sen,
Amartya. Cooperation, inequality, and the family. In:
Rural development and population: institutions and policy, edited by
Geoffrey McNicoll and Mead Cain. 1990. 61-76 pp. Population Council:
New York, New York; Oxford University Press: New York, New York/Oxford,
England. In Eng.
"This has been a largely theoretical essay,
discussing the problem of cooperative conflicts in the evolution and
working of social institutions, and concentrating particularly on the
family as an institution. The coexistence of congruence and conflict
of interest makes the problem of institutional mediation a particularly
complex one in the process of economic development. Benefits to all
parties can accrue from the emergence and use of particular
institutions, but the division of these benefits calls for systematic
investigation....I have tried to argue that variables such as
perceptions of contributions and legitimacy can have a profound impact
on the cooperative conflicts that influence intrafamily divisions and
the well-being of family members. The subjective perceptions are among
the objective determinants of family behavior and its far-reaching
consequences." The geographical focus is on developing
countries.
Correspondence: A. Sen, Harvard University,
Department of Economics, Cambridge, MA 02138. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30467 Shao, Qin;
Hu, Mingxia. A study of the history of the Chinese family
structures. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 1, No. 2,
1989. 113-24 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"It is...the purpose
of this paper to discuss the [Chinese] family structure by starting
from the major characteristics of family structures in traditional
times and moving on from there to a brief description of family
structures in modern China and the directions of change in family
structures in present-day China." Consideration is given to family
size and interpersonal relationships.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30468 Shimizu,
Hiroaki; Ikenoue, Masako. Changes in population and
household structure in a Yamagata village, 1955-1987. Jinko Mondai
Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, Vol. 46, No. 1, Apr 1990. 83-9
pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Changes in population and household
structure are examined for a Japanese village for the period 1955-1987.
Findings reveal that the percentage of husband-wife-only households
decreased due to an increase in the number of elderly people residing
with their children.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30469 Touliatos,
John; Czaplewski, Mary J. Inventory of marriage and family
literature, 1989/90. Vol. 16, ISBN 0-916174-30-1. LC 67-63014.
1991. xiv, 744 pp. National Council on Family Relations: Minneapolis,
Minnesota. In Eng.
This volume is a reference guide to 3,849
articles on marriage and the family that were published between
September 1989 and December 1990. The unannotated bibliography is
presented in three sections: a subject index, an author index, and a
keyword in title (KWIT) index. The geographical scope is worldwide.
The bibliography is restricted to publications in English.
For
Volume 15, published in 1990, see 56:40402.
Correspondence: National Council on Family Relations, 3989
Central Avenue NE 550, Minneapolis, MN 55421. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30470 von
Schweitzer, Rosemarie. Time-budget patterns of
populations. [Zeitstrukturmuster von Bevolkerungen.] Zeitschrift
fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 16, No. 3-4, 1990. 447-65 pp.
Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
"After a short description of the time budgets normally considered
in the data sets of demography and population studies, the significance
[that] time budget patterns of populations have for the description of
various concepts of life styles is pointed out. By means of the
example of a certain time budget pattern with a view to the time budget
study scheduled by the [German] Federal Statistical Office for 1992,
this thesis is furthermore founded and related to the discussion on the
household production function in economic
theory."
Correspondence: R. von Schweitzer, Universitat
Giessen, Institut fur Wirtschaftslehre des Haushalts und
Verbrauchsforschung, Bismarckstrasse 37, 6300 Giessen, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30471 Wei,
Zhangling. The family and family research in contemporary
China. International Social Science Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4, Nov
1990. 493-509 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The author discusses the
history of family research in China from the 1930s to the present. The
focus is on periods of interruption, particularly from 1952 to 1980
when research and teaching in sociology were prohibited. She also
assesses current research efforts.
Correspondence: Z. Wei,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology, 5
Jianguomen Nei Da Jie, Beijing, China. Location: World Bank,
Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
57:30472 Xie,
Zhenming. An evaluation of the social effectiveness of
one-child policy in China: a tracing survey on one-child families in
Hefei, 1986. Population Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, Mar 1990. 30-6
pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
A comparative study is made of families
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This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at
Cornell University.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
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This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Johns Hopkins
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Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
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"This paper attempts to establish a model
schedule of leaving the parental home after marriage, which is
necessary and important for projecting or simulating family life course
and family/household structure or indirect estimation when data is not
complete. Following [Brass's] Relational Gompertz approach, we
developed a model of home-leaving and found it fits and summarizes the
Chinese data successfully."
Correspondence: University of
Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Center for Population
Analysis and Policy, 301 19th Avenue South, Room 230, Minneapolis, MN
55455. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30476 Zeng,
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"The purpose of this
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such as marriage, birth and death, on women's family status in
China....The principle of the family status life table will be
discussed first to provide background for the introduction of the
effective application of such a table in various aspects of Chinese
women's marital status, distribution of births, relations between
parity status and maternal status and how much of her life is spent as
a daughter (when her parents are alive), as a mother, and as both a
daughter of parents of senior age and a mother of young
children."
Correspondence: Y. Zeng, Peking University,
Institute of Population Research, Hai Dian, Beijing 100871, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30477 Zheng,
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Family characteristics
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and growth since 1949, the rise of the nuclear family due to
socioeconomic changes, and the provision of care for the elderly within
the family are considered. Some comparative data for other Chinese
provinces and cities are offered.
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Fudan University, Institute of Population, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai,
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Trends in family characteristics and the
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1980s.
Correspondence: Q. Zhou, People's University of
China, Institute of Population Research, 39 Haidian Road, Haidian
District, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
