59:20419 Casper,
Lynne M. Community norms and cohabitation: effects of
level and degree of consensus. OPR Working Paper, No. 92-9, Nov
1992. 21, [4] pp. Princeton University, Office of Population Research
[OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"The data used for this
research were complied from two [U.S.] sources: (1) The National
Survey of Families and Households; [and] (2) community identification
data files created from zipcode information specifically for this
research." Data concern 1988.
This is a revised version of a paper
originally presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America.
Correspondence: Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20420 De Santis,
Gustavo. A standardized measure of the years spent in a
given conjugal or marital state. Genus, Vol. 48, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun
1992. 19-46 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
The
author proposes a model that synthesizes "the most important effects of
the processes of couple formation and dissolution on the stock (number
and main demographic characteristics) of...couples....[The model] is
presented, discussed and applied to both formal and informal unions
[in] different [developed] countries at different points in
time."
Correspondence: G. De Santis, Universita degli
Studi, Istituto di Statistica, Messina, Italy. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20421 Diekmann,
Andreas. Sex-ratio, divorce, and labor force
participation--an analysis of international aggregate data. In:
Economic evolution and demographic change: formal models in social
sciences, edited by G. Haag, U. Mueller, and K. G. Troitzsch. 1992.
283-93 pp. Springer-Verlag: New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
The author examines the effect of the sex ratio on the likelihood
of divorce using published data for the period 1980-1988 for 69
countries. "In contrast to [a] study of Trent and South (1989) our
analysis of aggregate international data does not confirm the supposed
negative effect of the sex ratio on the divorce rate....Further, the
study does not show that sex ratios are unimportant in explaining
certain demographic and economic characteristics. We [also] found a
significant negative effect of the sex ratio on women's labor force
participation...."
For the article by Katherine Trent and Scott J.
South, published in 1989, see 55:30424.
Correspondence: A.
Diekmann, University of Bern, Institute of Sociology, Hochschulstrasse
4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
59:20422 Domingo,
Lita J.; King, Elizabeth M. The role of the family in the
process of entry to marriage in Asia. In: Family systems and
cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 87-108
pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
"In this chapter we
seek explanations for recent changes in nuptial patterns in Asia,
utilizing a theoretical framework that draws its major elements from
recent expositions using the family as the pivotal institution as well
as from those that focus on aggregate shifts brought about by economic
development and demographic changes that bear on the availability of
marriage partners. From this discussion a set of propositions will be
drawn and empirically tested with data from the Asian Marriage
Survey....This chapter demonstrates that the observed nuptiality
transition in Asia reflects dynamic changes within the family as it
responds to changing opportunities and constraints in the
economy."
Correspondence: L. J. Domingo, University of the
Philippines, Population Institute, Quezon City, Philippines.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20423 Ekamper,
Peter; Keilman, Nico. Sensitivity analysis in a
multidimensional demographic projection model with a two-sex
algorithm. Mathematical Population Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1993.
21-36 pp. Reading, England. In Eng.
"Formulas are derived for the
effect that a slight change in the occurrence/exposure rate of the
multidimensional projection model has on the elements of the population
vector. The projection model classifies the population by sex, age,
and marital status. The model includes a two-sex algorithm in order to
ensure consistency between numbers of male and female marriages, number
of divorces for the two sexes, and new widows (widowers) and deceased
spouses. The sensitivity functions and elasticities are applied to
data from the Netherlands for the period 1980-1984. The results
indicate that marriage market mechanisms, in particular competition and
substitution effects, are reasonably well
modelled."
Correspondence: P. Ekamper, Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, P.O. Box 11650, 2502 AR The
Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20424 Fricke,
Tom. Political economy and fertility: history, culture,
and demographic events in a central Himalayan village. Population
Studies Center Research Report, No. 92-267, Dec 1992. 38, [v] pp.
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In Eng.
This study "examines the demographic consequences of
culturally motivated political strategies implied by relationships
created and maintained by marriage within a natural fertility society."
The focus is on the central Himalayan village of Timling,
Nepal.
Correspondence: University of Michigan, Population
Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20425
Gage-Brandon, Anastasia J.; Meekers, Dominique.
The changing dynamics of family formation: women's status and
nuptiality in Togo. Population Research Institute Working Paper,
No. 1993-02, Jan 1993. 35 pp. Pennsylvania State University, Population
Research Institute: University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"Using
data from the [1988] Togolese Demographic and Health Survey, this paper
examines the relationship between women's status and nuptiality
patterns."
Correspondence: Pennsylvania State University,
Population Research Institute, 22 Burrowes Building, University Park,
PA 16802-6202. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20426 Hancioglu,
Attila; Akadli Ergocmen, Banu. Some social aspects of
Turkish marital unions and their relationship with early age
mortality. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Population
Studies, Vol. 14, 1992. 3-25 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in
Tur.
"In this study, data from the 1988 Turkish Population and
Health Survey are used to describe some social aspects of Turkish
marital unions. The social attributes in [the] questionnaire [include]
the legal standing of the union, consanguinity, decision making in the
formation of the union and payment of bridesmoney." In the second part
of the study, the authors look at the relationship between aspects of
marriage in Turkey and mortality among children of those
marriages.
Correspondence: A. Hancioglu, Hacettepe
University, Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe Parki, Ankara,
Turkey. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20427 Huang,
Liangcao. An analysis of the causes for the variations in
the number of first marriages in the past 44 years (1944-1987) in
China. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1992.
119-26 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Determinants of changes in
first marriage trends in China during the period 1944-1987 are
analyzed. The author finds that "in the past 40 or so years, the
number of first marriages has been on the steady rise and the age of
population at first marriage and childbirth has been getting younger.
This is particularly true for the 70s and 80s...." Data are from the
1988 Two per Thousand Sampling Survey of Fertility and Birth
Control.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20428 Jelin,
Elizabeth. Celibacy, solitude, and personal autonomy:
individual choice and social constraints. In: Family systems and
cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 109-24
pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author examines
celibacy in the context of changing social norms. "This chapter
attempts to approach the issue of celibacy in a different way, looking
at the changing place of marriage and of celibacy in social and
cultural structures. Furthermore, it attempts to place the issue in a
wider context of understanding personal autonomy and solitude in
various socio-cultural settings." The geographical scope is worldwide,
with a special focus on Latin America.
Correspondence: E.
Jelin, Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, Pueyrredon 510, Piso 7,
1032 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20429 Kaufmann,
Georgia L.; Meekers, Dominique. A reappraisal of the
status of women and nuptiality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Population
Research Institute Working Paper, No. 1992-23, Nov 1992. 20 pp.
Pennsylvania State University, Population Research Institute:
University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"The data used in this paper
are taken from NUPFILE 2, a databank on nuptiality in sub-Saharan
Africa that contains information on 170 ethnic groups, representing 69
ethnic clusters...."
For a description of the databank used here,
described in a 1989 paper by Ron Lesthaeghe, Kaufmann, and Meekers, see
56:10367.
Correspondence: Pennsylvania State University,
Population Research Institute, 22 Burrowes Building, University Park,
PA 16802-6202. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20430 Koc,
Ismet. Marriage rates and their life table analysis in
Turkey. [Turkiye'de evlenme hizlari ve evlenme hizlarinin yasam
tablosu yontemi ile analizi.] Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal of
Population Studies, Vol. 14, 1992. 27-51 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Tur.
with sum. in Eng.
The author examines Turkey's marriage rate, using
life table data for the period 1975-1990. Consideration is given to
gender and age differentials, remarriage, and length of time spent in
an unmarried state.
Correspondence: I. Koc, Hacettepe
Universitesi, Nufus Etutleri Enstitusu, Arastirma Gorevlisi, Hacettepe
Parki, Ankara, Turkey. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20431
Kuciarska-Ciesielska, Marlena. Causes of
divorce. [Przyczyny rozwodow.] Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 37,
No. 1, 1993. 13-9 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Pol. with sum. in Eng.
Results are presented from a 1991 survey on causes of divorce in
Poland. "From the women's point of view, alcohol abuse by husband,
infidelity, a lack of interest in family life and lack of
responsibility were the most frequent causes of the divorces. For men,
the most important causes were...a lack of understanding between
spouses, infidelity and the influence of other people (mainly
parents)."
Correspondence: M. Kuciarska-Ciesielska, Glowny
Urzad Statystyczny, Departament Badan Spolecznych i Demograficznych,
Al. Niepodleglosci 208, 00 925 Warsaw, Poland. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20432 Lazo, Aida
C. G. V. Marriage duration in Brazil: a proportional
hazards analysis of separation and divorce for the state of Sao
Paulo. OPR Working Paper, No. 92-5, Sep 1992. 21 pp. Princeton
University, Office of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey.
In Eng.
Data are from the 1984 Brazilian National Household Survey
(PNAD).
Correspondence: Princeton University, Office of
Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20433 Li, Jiang
Hong. The black and white differences in first marriage
propensity: individual and contextual influences. Pub. Order No.
DA9301076. 1992. 277 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study concerns the United States and
was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Louisiana State University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Correspondence:
University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 53(8).
59:20434 Manting,
D. Which women experience divorce? [Welke vrouwen
maken een echtscheiding mee?] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol.
41, No. 2, Feb 1993. 18-29 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum.
in Eng.
"This study reports on the determinants of divorce of
married Dutch women, born between 1950 and 1969....The impact of
several factors on the divorce process is examined....The analyses show
that the women who have the highest divorce rates grew up in a big
city, cohabited before marriage (and are or were religious), married
before age 21 in the period 1980-88 and had a child before, or within
six months after, the wedding. On the basis of these results, it is
estimated that 20% will experience divorce within the first five years
of their marriage. The data for the analyses have been derived from
The Netherlands Fertility Survey
(1988)...."
Correspondence: D. Manting, Universiteit van
Amsterdam, Planologisch en Demografisch Instituut, Jodenbreestraat 23,
1011 NH Amsterdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20435 Pescador,
Juan J. Urban preindustrial nuptiality and the limits on
intermarriage: characteristics and evolution of marriage practices in
Mexico City, 1700-1850. [La nupcialidad urbana preindustrial y los
limites del mestizaje: caracteristicas y evolucion de los patrones de
nupcialidad en la Ciudad de Mexico, 1700-1850.] Estudios Demograficos y
Urbanos, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 137-68 pp. Mexico City, Mexico.
In Spa.
The author examines marriage patterns in Mexico City,
Mexico, during the eighteenth century. The strongly female-oriented
sex ratio and strict social and ethnic marriage customs, including
racial endogamy, are cited as causes for the preponderance of unions
between young women and older men. Sections are included on marriages
among and within ethnic groups, second marriages, and the stiffening of
restrictions on intermarriage over the
period.
Correspondence: J. J. Pescador, Colegio de Mexico,
Centro de Estudios Demograficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, Camino al
Ajusco 20, 10740 Mexico, DF, Mexico. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20436 Saluter,
Arlene F. Marital status and living arrangements: March
1992. Current Population Reports, Series P-20: Population
Characteristics, No. 468, Dec 1992. xvi, 62, [22] 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 1992 Current Population Survey. The text of this report
compares current survey data with data collected from earlier
surveys....The estimates for 1992 in this report are inflated to
national population controls by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin.
The population controls are based on results of the 1980 census carried
forward to 1992." Statistics are included on marital and family
status, the presence and marital status of parents, living arrangements
of children under age 18, and households with two unrelated
adults.
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20437 Tien, H.
Yuan. Potential causes for the revival of early
marriage. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 4, No. 2,
1992. 149-59 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Causes for recent
fluctuations toward an earlier marriage age in China are analyzed.
Consideration is given to changes in marriage law, the social roles of
men and women in deciding when to marry, and the long-term effects of
these changes. Data are for both rural and urban
regions.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20438 Tolts,
Mark. Jewish marriages in the USSR: a demographic
analysis. East European Jewish Affairs, Vol. 22, No. 2, Winter
1992. 3-19 pp. London, England. In Eng.
Marriage trends among Jews
in the former Soviet Union are examined for the period 1979-1989.
Consideration is given to intermarriage, the percentage of the
population that is currently married by sex, and marriage age. Data
are presented for the whole country and for selected
republics.
Correspondence: M. Tolts, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish
Demography and Statistics, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20439 Wadhera,
Surinder; Strachan, Jill. Demographic trends of marriages
in Canada: 1921-1990. [Les mariages au Canada: analyse des
tendances demographiques 1921-1990.] Health Reports/Rapports sur la
Sante, Vol. 4, No. 4, Mar 1992. 403-21 pp. Ottawa, Canada. In Eng; Fre.
"This paper mainly describes levels and trends of marriages and
rates and its relationship with demographic and social conditions in
Canada from 1921 to 1990. In Canada, the propensity to marry was much
higher in the 1960s and early 1970s than in the 1980s....Since 1921 the
average age at marriage has increased by 3.6 years for brides and 1.7
years for grooms. The proportion of marriages by previously divorced
persons increased sharply after 1968. The changes in marriage rates in
Canada parallel those exhibited in the United States and other
developed countries in the western
hemisphere."
Correspondence: S. Wadhera, Statistics Canada,
Canadian Centre for Health Information, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20440 Wang,
Deming. The timing of marriage and fertility in rural and
urban China. Pub. Order No. DA9236982. 1992. 352 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study
was developed as a doctoral dissertation at the University of
Minnesota.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 53(7).
59:20441 Zeng, Yi;
Wang, Deming. An event history analysis of remarriages of
females in China. Institute of Population Research Working Paper,
No. 9, Dec 1992. 14 pp. Peking University, Institute of Population
Research: Beijing, China. In Eng.
"The data used for this study are
derived from the [1985-1987] large sample surveys called the
In-Depth-Fertility-Surveys organized by the State Statistical Bureau of
China...."
Correspondence: Peking University, Institute of
Population Research, Beijing 100871, China. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20442 Berquo,
Elza; Xenos, Peter. Family systems and cultural
change. International Studies in Demography, ISBN 0-19-828384-9.
LC 92-12428. 1992. xiii, 222 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In
Eng.
This is a selection of papers that were presented at a seminar
on changes in family structure and the life course in developing
countries. The conference was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in January
1987. The papers are organized under separate sections covering
regional and global comparisons; processes and institutions, including
traditional family systems, the effects of slavery on family structure,
and the role of the family in entry to marriage; and directions for the
future of family research. A list of contributing authors and their
affiliations is included.
Selected items will be cited in this or
subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence:
Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20443 Bertram,
Hans. The family in West Germany: stability and change in
family life forms. [Die Familie in Westdeutschland: Stabilitat
und Wandel familialer Lebensformen.] Deutsches Jugend-Institut
Familien-Survey, No. 1, ISBN 3-8100-0926-1. 1991. 568 pp. Leske und
Budrich: Opladen, Germany. In Ger.
Data from surveys carried out
every four to five years by the Deutsches Jugend-Institut are used to
analyze changes in the family in West Germany. Sections are included on
social relationships; partnership, including changes in marriage over
the past five decades and sex-specific differences in labor force
participation; social status; and children, including desired and
actual number of children, as well as attitudes toward children and
family.
Correspondence: Leske und Budrich,
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Strasse 27, Postfach 300406, W-5090 Leverkusen 3,
Germany. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20444 Bonvalet,
Catherine; Maison, Dominique; Le Bras, Herve; Charles, Lionel.
Friends and relatives. [Proches et parents.] Population, Vol.
48, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1993. 83-110 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng; Spa.
The roles of family and social networks as socioeconomic
support systems throughout an individual's life cycle are discussed.
Data are for France.
Correspondence: C. Bonvalet, Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris
Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20445 Caldwell,
John C.; Caldwell, Pat. Family systems: their viability
and vulnerability. In: Family systems and cultural change, edited
by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 46-66 pp. Clarendon Press:
Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This chapter focuses on the forces that
stabilize family systems, and on the transactional and demographic
characteristics of such systems. It identifies their potential for
destabilization when sufficient socio-economic change occurs. While it
accepts the view that individuals have a major concern with the
reproduction of their families and society, it also assumes that they
are interested in attaining and maintaining positions of relative
advantage in intrafamilial relations. Thus, we treat the family not as
an emotional unit but as an institution with the potential for internal
conflict, particularly as is evidenced by social mechanisms for
constraining and minimizing such conflict." The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: J. C. Caldwell, Australian
National University, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population
Health, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20446 Clarke,
Lynda. Children's family circumstances: recent trends in
Great Britain. European Journal of Population/Revue Europeenne de
Demographie, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1992. 309-40 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In
Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"In the last two decades there have been
marked changes in the structure and dynamics of families in Britain.
The primary aim of this paper is to present some data on recent changes
in family life from the perspective of children. Our main concern will
be the family circumstances, or living arrangements, of children and
their experience of living in a lone-parent family....Such information
has important policy implications for issues concerning child care and
support, from the need for financial provision generally to the legal
decisions concerning the custodianship of children after
divorce."
Correspondence: L. Clarke, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Center for Population Studies, 99 Gower
Street, London WC1E 6AZ, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20447 de
Oliveira, Maria C. F. A. Family change and family process:
implications for research in developing countries. In: Family
systems and cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos.
1992. 201-14 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The
concept of family change in developing countries is examined. The
author then evaluates various methods of research with a focus on data
requirements.
Correspondence: M. C. F. A. de Oliveira,
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Nucleo de Estudos de Populacao,
Caixa Postal 6166, CEP 13081 Campinas, SP, Brazil. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20448 De Vos,
Susan. Is there a socioeconomic dimension to household
extension in Latin America? Journal of Comparative Family Studies,
Vol. 24, No. 1, Spring 1993. 21-34 pp. Calgary, Canada. In Eng.
"The aim of this paper is to investigate whether and how
urban/rural residence or, in urban areas, husband's occupation, is
related to household extension in six Latin American countries
(Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and
Peru)....This paper addresses the strategy of adding an extended family
member to the household which could mean pooling earnings and/or
enlarging the household's work force....This paper provides an
overview, asking: 1) Are lower status residents of urban areas more
likely to live in extended households than their rural counterparts,
and 2) Is there a generally negative relationship between
socio-economic status and extension among urban
households?"
Correspondence: S. De Vos, University of
Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social Science
Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:20449 Desai,
Jaikishan R. The demand for children in farm households in
the Philippines. Pub. Order No. DA9234954. 1992. 188 pp.
University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Correspondence: University Microfilms International,
300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346. Source:
Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities and Social
Sciences 53(7).
59:20450 Desai,
Sonalde. Children at risk: the role of family structure
in Latin America and west Africa. Population and Development
Review, Vol. 18, No. 4, Dec 1992. 698-717, 787, 789-90 pp. New York,
New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"Models of the family
proposed by the 'new household economics' have had a strong influence
on researchers and policymakers alike. In extending these models to
developing countries, however, relatively little attention has been
directed to the applicability of some of their underlying assumptions
in diverse cultural settings. Two aspects of these models seem
particularly problematic: the assumption of a cohesive family unit
with perfect altruism within the family, and lack of consideration of
flexible boundaries of the household observed in many cultures. Using
data on the nutritional status of children in northeast Brazil,
Colombia, and the Dominican Republic in Latin America, and in Ghana,
Mali, and Senegal in West Africa, this article examines the importance
of these two issues in predicting the level of resources available to
children."
Correspondence: S. Desai, Population Council,
Research Division, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20451 Ekouevi,
Koffi A. Family and reproductive behavior in urban
Togo. Pub. Order No. DA9235134. 1992. 221 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study
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 53(7).
59:20452 Ellwood,
David T. The changing structure of American families: the
bigger family planning issue. Journal of the American Planning
Association, Vol. 59, No. 1, Winter 1993. 3-8 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In
Eng.
The author looks at recent changes in families in the United
States and the implications of those changes for social
policy.
Correspondence: D. T. Ellwood, Harvard University,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Location: Princeton University Library (SF).
59:20453 Foote,
Karen A.; Martin, Linda G. Family and development:
summary of an expert meeting. LC 93-83778. 1993. ix, 53 pp.
National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This volume
provides a summary of the briefing papers presented at a meeting held
July 16-17, 1992 organized by the Committee on Population of the
National Research Council, as well as of the discussions that followed
the presentations. The focus of the meeting was on the family as a
factor in the process of socioeconomic development. The three main
topics considered are family allocations within and across households,
the geographic and social contexts of families, and policies, programs,
and families. A full list of the papers presented and their authors is
included. The primary geographical focus is on developing
countries.
Correspondence: National Research Council,
Committee on Population, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
20418. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20454 Foster,
Andrew D. Household partition in rural Bangladesh.
Population Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 1993. 97-114 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"In this paper the author uses longitudinal data
collected in rural Bangladesh to [examine] the process of household
partition. There are three main parts to the paper. The first
consists of a descriptive analysis of household structure which
indicates that partition is an important determinant of household
structure in this population, particularly for young couples in the
early stages of family formation. Secondly, a procedure is developed
for the analysis of household partition, which makes use of data on
relationship to head of household....Thirdly, data on the educational
attainment of children are used to provide an indirect measure of the
extent to which recently partitioned households continued to operate as
a single economic and social unit. Although partitioned households
remained in close proximity, they exhibited significant independence
with regard to decisions about the educational attainment of children,
something that is not apparent in jointly-resident
sub-households."
Correspondence: A. D. Foster, University
of Pennsylvania, Economics Department, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6398. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20455 Garcia
Gonzalez, Francisco. The structure of private life and the
family: the house and family size in Zacatecas. Early decades of the
nineteenth century. [Los muros de la vida privada y la familia:
casa y tamano familiar en Zacatecas. Primeras decadas del siglo XIX.]
Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1992. 35-52 pp.
Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author reviews family
characteristics in Zacatecas, Mexico, during the early decades of the
nineteenth century using data from a census conducted in
1827.
Correspondence: F. Garcia Gonzalez, Universidad
Autonoma de Zacatecas, Centro de Investigaciones Historicas, Jardin
Juarez 147, 98000 Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20456 Golini,
Antonio; Sgritta, Giovanni B.; Silvestrini, Angela. The
demographic transition, childhood, and the quality of life in urban
areas. [Trasformazioni demografiche, infanzia e qualita della vita
in ambiente urbano.] Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione Working
Paper, No. 02/92, 1992. 55 pp. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,
Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione [IRP]: Rome, Italy. In Ita. with
sum. in Eng; Fre.
The focus is on the effects of the fertility
decline on children in Italy.
Correspondence: Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione, Viale
Beethoven 56, 00144 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20457 He,
Yan. Micro and macro factors affecting childbearing
aspirations. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 4, No. 2,
1992. 161-4 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Determinants of desired
family size in China are briefly discussed. The author finds "that
factors that affect people's childbearing aspirations and consequently
their reproductive behavior include not only those micro factors that
have a direct impact on the interest of individuals and families, but
also macro factors that affect the population as a
whole...."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20458 Hernandez,
Donald J. Studies in household and family formation: when
households continue, discontinue, and form. Current Population
Reports, Series P-23: Special Studies, No. 179, Sep 1992. 44 pp. U.S.
Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
In this report, the
author uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
(SIPP) to analyze trends in the formation, continuation, or breakdown
of families and households in the United States. Various social and
economic factors that affect these changes are examined, including age,
educational status, employment, and
poverty.
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20459 Himes,
Christine L. Social demography of contemporary families
and aging. Generations, Vol. 17, No. 3, Summer 1992. 13-6 pp. San
Francisco, California. In Eng.
This study examines how recent
demographic trends in the United States concerning fertility,
mortality, and marriage have affected the family structure of older
Americans. Data are from official sources, including the Current
Population Survey for 1990.
Correspondence: C. L. Himes,
Pennsylvania State University, Population Research Institute,
University Park, PA 16802. Location: New York Public Library,
New York, NY.
59:20460 Hohn,
Charlotte. The IUSSP programme in family demography.
In: Family systems and cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter
Xenos. 1992. 3-8 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The
author reviews the activities of the International Union for the
Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) in the discipline of family
demography over the past decade.
Correspondence: C. Hohn,
Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 6,
D-6200 Wiesbaden, Germany. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20461 Kuang,
Zhenquan; Zhuang, Yan. A study on the stage of contraction
in Chinese family life cycle. Chinese Journal of Population
Science, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1992. 127-37 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"In the first part of the paper, we will define various stages in
the family life cycle. In the second part, we will offer a preliminary
description of the family life cycle for two generations of women in
both urban and rural areas in China, using the data of the 1988 survey
of the family life cycle in six provinces and two cities. In the third
part, we will focus on the univariate analysis of the stage of
contraction. In the fourth part, we will conduct a multivariate
analysis of the causes and timing of the contractive
stage."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20462 Li, Jiang
Hong; Wojtkiewicz, Roger A. A new look at the effects of
family structure on status attainment. Social Science Quarterly,
Vol. 73, No. 3, Sep 1992. 581-95 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"This
study investigates the effects of family structure on [socioeconomic]
status attainment using data from the [U.S.] National Survey of
Families and Households. The findings show that living in a
mother-only or mother/stepfather family lowers a child's socioeconomic
attainment. Changing from a two-biological-parent family to a
mother-only family lowers attainment as does change from a mother-only
to a mother/stepfather family."
Correspondence: J. H. Li,
University of Washington, Department of Sociology, Center for Studies
in Demography and Ecology, DK-40, Seattle, WA 98195.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:20463 Lindsay,
Colin. Lone-parent families in Canada: target groups
project. Pub. Order No. 89-522E. ISBN 0-660-14195-7. Dec 1992. 47
pp. Statistics Canada, Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division:
Ottawa, Canada. In Eng.
The characteristics of one-parent families
in Canada are described using official data from various sources.
Sections are included on family and population characteristics, lone
parents in the workplace, income, and housing and household amenities.
The report is also available in French.
Correspondence:
Statistics Canada, Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division, 7th
Floor, Jean Talon Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada.
Location: New York Public Library, New York, NY.
59:20464 Lloyd,
Cynthia B.; Gage-Brandon, Anastasia J. Women's role in
maintaining households: family welfare and sexual inequality in
Ghana. Population Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 1993. 115-31 pp.
London, England. 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....In all types of household, women work, on average, longer
hours than men, but the differences between the sexes are greatest when
men and women co-reside, and least when they do not. Access to
resources from an economically committed male is found to be important
to the welfare of female-headed
households...."
Correspondence: C. B. Lloyd, Population
Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20465 Marsh,
Catherine; Arber, Sara. Families and households:
divisions and change. ISBN 0-312-06872-7. LC 91-22449. 1992. xi,
217 pp. St. Martin's Press: New York, New York. In Eng.
This is a
review of recent research on changes in family structure and living
arrangements in the United Kingdom. Most of the 10 papers were
originally presented at the 1990 British Sociological Association
Annual Conference. Two of the papers are concerned with West
Germany.
Correspondence: St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth
Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Location: Rutgers University
Library, New Brunswick, NJ.
59:20466 McDonald,
Peter. Convergence or compromise in historical family
change? In: Family systems and cultural change, edited by Elza
Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 15-30 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford,
England. In Eng.
The author critically examines the convergence
theory of family structure. Consideration is given to the development
cycle in domestic groups, initial family systems, and social change and
family reconstitution. Arguments for and against the theory are
reviewed.
Correspondence: P. McDonald, Australian Institute
of Family Studies, 300 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20467 Mutchler,
Jan E. Living arrangements and household transitions among
the unmarried in later life. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 73,
No. 3, Sep 1992. 565-80 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"This analysis
examines living arrangements and transitions within the household
population of nonmarried [U.S.] individuals aged 55 and over. A
household choice model of living arrangements is tested at the
cross-sectional and longitudinal levels of analysis in order to
contrast the correlates of living arrangements in later life to the
predictors of change in living arrangements. While each type of
resource is related to living alone at a given point in time, only
economic resources are important in the transition to living alone,
while only kinship resources are significant in the transition to not
living alone."
Correspondence: J. E. Mutchler, State
University of New York, Department of Sociology, Buffalo, NY 14260.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:20468 Najera, C.;
Aparisi, M. L.; Gomez, F. Sex ratio and factors
influencing family size in a human population from Spain. Behavior
Genetics, Vol. 22, No. 5, 1992. 531-43 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The authors examine changes in the secondary sex ratio and family
size over time using data on 608 students in Valencia, Spain. "The
average number of children was 3.59, 3.05, and 2.10 and the secondary
sex ratio was 113.3, 101.2, and 98.6 for the parental, present, and
projected generation respectively." Attention is also given to changes
in sex preference over time.
Correspondence: C. Najera,
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Departamento de Genetica, Dr. Moliner
50, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20469 Norton,
Arthur J.; Miller, Louisa F. Marriage, divorce, and
remarriage in the 1990's. Current Population Reports, Series P-23:
Special Studies, No. 180, Oct 1992. 21 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report...supplies information on the
well-being of families, by presenting and interpreting data from
several retrospective surveys of marriage and fertility history of
adults in the United States. These surveys provide the basis for a
fuller understanding of variables that influence people to marry,
divorce, remarry, and redivorce--actions which directly affect the
living situations of individuals and families. The authors use recent
trends to describe how present circumstances have evolved and to
develop...scenarios for the near-term future regarding marriage and
family trends."
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20470 Oppong,
Christine. Traditional family systems in rural settings in
Africa. In: Family systems and cultural change, edited by Elza
Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 69-86 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford,
England. In Eng.
"In this chapter I first define the traditional
state of society and then examine aspects of African systems of
domestic organization, kinship, and marriage. This is undertaken with
a view to shedding light on the typical characteristics of traditional
African family systems. These are systems that ensure the availability
of the resources required for material existence in natural
environments that are often harsh and demanding; the reproduction and
survival of the human population in conditions of vulnerability to
disease and consequent low life expectancy, and the transmission from
one generation to the next of both material and cultural heritages,
thus maintaining the viability and continuity of effective
socio-economic groups from decade to decade, based upon descent and
affinity."
Correspondence: C. Oppong, International Labour
Office, Planning and Population Branch, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20471 Radecki,
Stephen E. A racial and ethnic comparison of family
formation and contraceptive practices among low-income women.
Public Health Reports, Vol. 106, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1991. 494-502 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Data were analyzed from a survey of 918
low-income women in Los Angeles County....[The] results document
distinctive patterns of family formation for low-income women in racial
and ethnic subgroups of this population. Implications of these
patterns of family formation for economic well-being are
discussed."
Correspondence: S. E. Radecki, Memorial Family
Medicine, 2701 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20472 Ryder,
Norman B. The centrality of time in the study of the
family. In: Family systems and cultural change, edited by Elza
Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 161-75 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford,
England. In Eng.
The author assesses the significance of the
passage of time for an individual's or a population's life course. He
concludes that "the family is above all the institution to which is
assigned the responsibility for attempting to solve the problems of the
passage of time both for the individual and for the
population."
Correspondence: N. B. Ryder, Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20473 Steckel,
Richard H. The slavery period and its influence on family
change in the United States. In: Family systems and cultural
change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 144-58 pp.
Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author analyzes the
effect of slavery on family formation by slaves in the United States
from the early 1800s to 1860. Consideration is given to changes in
slavery law, mate selection, marriage between slaves from different
plantations, forced migration, and the effect of work routines on
parent-child relationships.
Correspondence: R. H. Steckel,
Ohio State University, Department of Economics, 190 North Oval Mall,
Columbus, OH 43210. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20474 Stolcke,
Verena. The slavery period and its influence on household
structure and the family in Jamaica, Cuba, and Brazil. In: Family
systems and cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos.
1992. 124-43 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
"In this
chapter I undertake to compare recent findings on slave families and
their descendants in Jamaica, Cuba, and Brazil....My aim is to identify
some of the ways in which slaves and free Blacks shaped their mating
patterns, values, and family forms under the socio-structural
constraints of societies structured in a very fundamental way by
race."
Correspondence: V. Stolcke, Universitat Autonoma de
Barcelona, Departament d'Historia de les Societats Pre-capitalistes,
08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20475 Tansel,
Aysit. Estimating cost of children. Middle East
Technical University Studies in Development, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1990.
113-38 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in Tur.
"This study
provides empirical evidence on the monetary cost of children in an
urban setting in Turkey. For this purpose, Rothbarth's adult good
method of estimating cost of children is used. Adult good Engel curves
of five different functional forms are estimated using tobacco-alcohol,
adult clothing and total adult expenditures. Households of couples and
couples with children are compared. The results indicate that at the
average total expenditure level one child cost approximately 23 percent
of an adult couple, and that child costs increase as income
rises."
Correspondence: A. Tansel, Middle East Technical
University, Department of Economics, 06531 Ankara, Turkey.
Location: University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia,
PA.
59:20476 Touliatos,
John. Inventory of marriage and family literature,
1991/92. Vol. 18, ISBN 0-916174-32-8. LC 67-63014. 1993. xiv, 946
pp. DataTRAQ International: Anoka, Minnesota; National Council on
Family Relations: Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Eng.
This inventory is
one in a series that lists published studies on marriage and fertility.
This volume includes citations to the literature published in English
between December 1991 and December 1992. The citations do not include
abstracts, but these are available through IMFL (Inventory of Marriage
and Family Literature) Online. The inventory is divided into three
parts: a subject index, an author index, and a Key Word in Title
(KWIT) index. The geographical scope is worldwide.
For Volume 17,
published in 1991, see 58:20446.
Correspondence: DataTRAQ
International, P.O. Box 488, Anoka, MN 55303-0488. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20477 Vimard,
Patrice. Family modernity and plurality in west
Africa. [Modernite et pluralite familiales en Afrique de l'Ouest.]
Revue Tiers Monde, Vol. 34, No. 133, Jan-Mar 1993. 89-115 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre.
Recent changes in family characteristics in west
Africa are analyzed using data for the Ivory Coast and Togo. The focus
of the study is on the exposure of rural communities to the market
economy and how this has led to the emergence of new social trends that
have affected family characteristics. The author notes that this
process of social change has resulted in a wide range of family types
of varying stability.
Correspondence: P. Vimard, Institut
Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en
Cooperation, 213 rue Lafayette, 75480 Paris Cedex 10, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20478 Wang,
Jianguo. A microsimulation model for regional household
analysis. Pub. Order No. DA9301918. 1992. 199 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study
was developed as a doctoral dissertation at the State University of New
York at Buffalo.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 53(9).
59:20479 Wilson,
Chris; Dyson, Tim. Family systems and cultural change:
perspectives from past and present. In: Family systems and
cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos. 1992. 31-45 pp.
Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
"Our purposes in this
chapter are...to examine family structures in India and Europe and in
doing so to consider the utility of various theoretical approaches to
this subject." The focus is on historical
perspectives.
Correspondence: C. Wilson, London School of
Economics and Political Science, Department of Population Studies,
Houghton Street, Aldwych, London WC2A 2AE, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20480 Young, Mei
Ling. Analysing household histories. In: Family
systems and cultural change, edited by Elza Berquo and Peter Xenos.
1992. 176-200 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The
author first reviews various methods of analyzing household history
data. "This is followed by presentation of a technique for analysing
household histories using the life-course construct developed from the
Malay Household Study, and by an examination of suggested examples of
life-course analysis. The chapter concludes with a statement on the
state of techniques for analysing household histories, particularly the
difficult issues of macro- and micro-linkages, and its future in
life-course analysis in less developed
countries."
Correspondence: M. L. Young, Malaysian
Institute of Economic Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20481 Zang,
Xiaowei. Household structure and marriage in urban China:
1900-1982. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 24, No. 1,
Spring 1993. 35-44 pp. Calgary, Canada. In Eng.
"The present
paper...[examines] some of the changes in [the] family institution [in
China] since 1900, with particular attention to: (1) age at first
marriage; (2) freedom of mate choice; (3) postmarital residence; [and]
(4) family structure....The data are from a survey conducted in
1982-1983 in the urban areas of China's five big cities--Chengdu,
Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjing, and Beijing."
Correspondence:
X. Zang, University of California, Department of Sociology, Berkeley,
CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
