60:20354 Amorim,
Maria N. Nuptiality and fertility differentials.
Behavioral changes in the last three centuries. The case of Sul do
Pico (Azores). [Nupcialidade e fecundidade differencias. Evolucao
de comportamentos nos ultimos tres seculos. O caso do Sul do Pico
(Acores).] Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia Historica, Vol. 11,
No. 2, 1993. 55-73 pp. Madrid, Spain. In Por. with sum. in Eng; Fre;
Spa.
"Through the application of...'parish reconstitution'
differentials in demographic conducts are analysed. Those behaviours
are related with marriage rate and fertility manifested in the
population of Sul do Pico (Azores) during the last 3 centuries.
Results show the existence of differences between 'the new' and 'the
old' rural areas."
Correspondence: M. N. Amorim,
Universidade do Minho, Largo do Paco, 4719 Braga Codex, Portugal.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20355 Atoh,
Makoto; Takahashi, Shigesato; Nakano, Eiko; Watanabe, Yoshikazu;
Kojima, Hiroshi; Kaneko, Ryuichi. Trends in marriage and
fertility in Japan: major findings from the Tenth Japanese National
Fertility Survey. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population
Problems, Vol. 49, No. 3, Oct 1993. 1-28 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with
sum. in Eng.
The authors review trends in marriage and fertility in
Japan, using data from the 1993 Japanese National Fertility Survey.
Information is included on age at marriage, arranged and voluntary
marriages, length of time from initial meeting to marriage, changes in
age at marriage, fertility, socioeconomic differentials in fertility,
and fertility preferences.
Correspondence: M. Atoh, 7-606
Kuzugaya, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20356
Balakrishnan, Rajiv. Spatial dimensions of
marriage network in rural India: an analysis of district level
variations estimated from census data on female migration.
Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1992. 129-40 pp. Delhi,
India. In Eng.
"Data from secondary sources are analysed in this
paper to test the hypothesised relationship between agricultural
productivity and the aquisition of distantly resident affinal kin [in
rural India]....A list of hypothesised determinants of the spatial
distribution of marriage related households is presented....[The author
describes] (i) the use of census data to estimate the extensiveness of
marital scatter and (ii) the derivation of 'explanatory' variables from
district level data."
Correspondence: R. Balakrishnan,
National Council of Education Research and Training, Department of
Women's Studies, New Delhi 110 016, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20357 Banerjee,
Kakoli. Economic and demographic factors in historical
change in joint household formation in India: 1921 and 1981. Pub.
Order No. DA9329564. 1993. 329 pp. University Microfilms International:
Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
The author argues that the changes in
male nuptiality that occurred in rural India between 1921 and 1981 were
a form of household adaptation to wage dependency and
proletarianization. The study was prepared as a doctoral dissertation
at the University of Massachusetts.
Correspondence:
University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 54(6).
60:20358 Bittles, A.
H.; Smith, M. T. Religious differentials in postfamine
marriage patterns, Northern Ireland, 1840-1915. I. Demographic and
isonymy analysis. Human Biology, Vol. 66, No. 1, Feb 1994. 59-76
pp. Detroit, Michigan. In Eng.
"To assess the influence of
population changes at the local level in Ulster [during the Irish
famine of 1846-1851], decennial census records were analyzed for the
Barony of Upper Ards, County Down, from 1841 to 1911. Data on marriages
contracted in the four Roman Catholic, five Presbyterian, and eight
Episcopalian congregations also were abstracted from civil parish
registers for the period 1840-1915 and were used to calculate levels of
random and nonrandom in-breeding through time by isonymy
analysis....The observed changes are not compatible with a simple model
of reduction in mate availability under conditions of population
decline. Instead, they can most convincingly be explained in terms of
a specific population response to the subsistence crisis initiated by
the famine."
Correspondence: A. H. Bittles, Edith Cowan
University, Joondalup Campus, School of Applied Science, WA 6027,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20359 Castro
Martin, Teresa. Changing nuptiality patterns in
contemporary Spain. Genus, Vol. 49, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1993. 79-95
pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Ita.
"This paper describes
recent nuptiality trends [in Spain] and explores some socio-demographic
factors that influence marital timing. Event history analysis is
applied to retrospective marital histories collected in the 1985
Spanish National Survey of Fertility. Discrete hazard models are used
in order to capture the changing dynamics of the nuptiality process
throughout the age range. The results indicate that a trend towards
late marriage has evolved in Spain during the last decade, without a
concomitant rise in nonmarital cohabitation. The pattern of marriage
postponement is especially pronounced among women residing in urban
areas and those better educated."
Correspondence: T. Castro
Martin, UN Department of Economic and Social Development, Population
Division, United Nations, New York, NY 10017. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20360 Dittgen,
Alfred. Variations in female age at first marriage by
French departments: evolution since the war. [Variation
departementale des premiers mariages feminins: evolution depuis la
guerre.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 263-70 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Changes in
marriage age for women in France since World War II are examined. The
author finds that "in the fifties and the sixties, [the] proportion of
never married women reduced and age at first marriage decreased....But
an opposite evolution takes place in the urban areas of Paris, favoured
by selected migrations."
Correspondence: A. Dittgen,
Universite de Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne, IDUP, 22 rue Vauquelin, 75005
Paris, France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20361 Dumont,
Gerard-Francois. Do the nuptiality behaviors of
Ile-de-France anticipate those of France? [Les comportements de
nuptialite de l'Ile-de-France anticipent-ils ceux de la France?]
Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 271-9 pp. Villeneuve
d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Marriage and divorce data
for the urbanized Greater Paris region of Ile-de-France for the period
since 1968 are analyzed and compared. The focus is on whether trends
observed in this region anticipate patterns experienced in the country
as a whole.
Correspondence: G.-F. Dumont, Universite de
Paris-Sorbonne, Institut d'Urbanisme et d'Amenagement, 191 rue
Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20362 Haskey,
John. First marriage, divorce, and remarriage: birth
cohort analyses. Population Trends, No. 72, Summer 1993. 24-33 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article uses birth cohort analyses
to show the large variations in the patterns of first marriages,
divorces, and remarriages [in England and Wales], since the early part
of this century."
Correspondence: J. Haskey, Office of
Population Censuses and Surveys, Population Statistics Division, St.
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20363 Kouri,
Kristyan M.; Lasswell, Marcia. Black-white marriages:
social change and intergenerational mobility. Marriage and Family
Review, Vol. 19, No. 3-4, 1993. 241-55 pp. Binghamton, New York. In
Eng.
"In this article, we examine why black and white individuals
living in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area chose to marry each
other. Explored are characteristics such as social class background and
family upbringing which might influence a decision to go against the
societal norm of racial endogamy....In-depth interviews with
twenty-nine black/white interracial couples living in the Los Angeles
area were conducted. The interviews sought information concerning why
the partners chose each other, how they bridged cultural differences,
how their families of origin reacted to their choice, how they coped
with prejudice, and how they were rearing their children."
This
article is also published in the book titled Families on the Move:
Migration, Immigration, Emigration, and Mobility, edited by Barbara H.
Settles et al., Binghamton, New York, Haworth Press,
1993.
Correspondence: K. M. Kouri, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
60:20364 Landale,
Nancy S. Migration and the Latino family: the union
formation behavior of Puerto Rican women. Demography, Vol. 31, No.
1, Feb 1994. 133-57 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This study
examines the transition to first union among Puerto Rican women. I
argue that understanding the behavior of mainland Puerto Ricans
requires attention to family patterns in Puerto Rico and to the
dynamics of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States. The
study therefore is based on pooled data from comparable surveys
undertaken in the two settings. These data allow for event history
analyses that compare the union formation behavior of migrants with
that of nonmigrants, and consider the role of migration in producing
the observed union patterns. Multivariate models show that migrants
are more likely than nonmigrants to form unions early and to enter
informal unions. Additional analyses show that selective migration
plays a role in producing this pattern. Overall the findings
demonstrate the importance of using data from both origin and
destination locales for understanding the behavior of migrant
groups."
Correspondence: N. S. Landale, Pennsylvania State
University, Population Research Institute, 22 Burrowes Building,
University Park, PA 16802-6202. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20365 Landale,
Nancy S.; Ogena, Nimfa B. Migration and union dissolution
among Puerto Rican women. Population Research Institute Working
Paper, No. 1994-02, Jan 1994. 35, [4] pp. Pennsylvania State
University: University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
The relationship
between migration and union dissolution among Puerto Rican women is
analyzed using pooled life-history data from comparable surveys
undertaken in Puerto Rico and the mainland United States. "The results
suggests that the weak social ties of migrants provide limited social
support for their unions and few barriers to union
disruption."
Correspondence: Pennsylvania State University,
Population Research Institute, 601 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA
16802-6411. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20366 Lutz,
Wolfgang. Effects of children on divorce probabilities and
of divorce on fertility: the case of Finland 1984. Yearbook of
Population Research in Finland, Vol. 31, 1993. 72-80 pp. Helsinki,
Finland. In Eng.
"This study looks explicitly at the interactions
between childbearing and divorce [in Finland]. Specifically, the study
looks at the effects of parity and age of the youngest child on divorce
probabilities controlling duration of marriage, and the effect of
marital status and the duration since divorce on parity-specific birth
probabilities. Generally, controlling for other demographic covariates
tends to change the usually considered bivariate associations between
childbearing and divorce. For instance, when considering marital
duration divorce probabilities are highest for childless women and
lowest for women with two or three children, whereas the bivariate
perspective shows a peak for parity one women."
For a related
article by Lutz et al., published in 1991, see 57:40380.
Correspondence: W. Lutz, International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis, Population Program, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20367 Manfredi,
Pietro. Logistic effects in the two-sex model with
"harmonic mean" fertility function. [Problemi di ingombro nel
modello interattivo con legge di formazione delle coppie a "media
armonica"] Genus, Vol. 49, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1993. 43-65 pp. Rome,
Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng.
"In the present paper the effects
of the presence of logistic terms in [a] two-sex random mating model
with 'harmonic mean' fertility function are discussed. The behaviour
of the model is studied by means of a phase plane analysis. It [is]
possible to show the existence, under quite natural conditions, of one
(and only one) meaningful equilibrium point that is globally stable.
This equilibrium is the final result of an adjustment process [and
includes an]...initial period during which it is possible to observe a
preliminary balancing process of the sex
composition...."
Correspondence: P. Manfredi, Universita
degli Studi di Pisa, Dipartimento di Statistica e Matematica Applicata
all'Economia, Lungarno Pacinolti 45, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20368 McCrate,
Elaine. Accounting for the slowdown in the divorce rate in
the 1980s: a bargaining perspective. Review of Social Economy,
Vol. 50, Winter 1992. 404-19 pp. De Kalb, Illinois. In Eng.
The
impact of women's increased economic independence on the recent
slowdown in the divorce rate in the United States is examined. "In this
paper I contend that some aspects of the economic independence
perspective are still salient for the 1980s. (I will also refer to
this line of argument as the 'bargaining' perspective.)....The paper
begins with an overview of bargaining theories and their implications
for divorce. It then identifies relevant economic variables which may
be affecting the divorce rate, from the late 1960s to late 1980s. I
survey trends in these variables, discussing the institutional changes
underlying these patterns, and I identify which factors may be
contributing to the leveling off of the divorce rate in the
1980s."
Correspondence: E. McCrate, University of Vermont,
Burlington, VT 05405. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
60:20369 Relethford,
John H.; Mielke, James H. Marital exogamy in the Aland
Islands, Finland, 1750-1949. Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 21, No.
1, Jan-Feb 1994. 13-21 pp. London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Ger.
"Marriage records from 1750 through 1949 were used to examine
the effects of population size, geographic distance, and temporal
change on rates of marital exogamy in the Aland Islands,
Finland....From 1750 through 1899 there is little change in exogamy
rates, whereas exogamy rates double after 1900. This temporal change
reflects changes in transportation technology and other cultural
factors promoting increased migration. The multiple regression model
shows population size, geographic distance, and temporal change are all
significant correlates of exogamy...."
Correspondence: J.
H. Relethford, State University of New York College, Department of
Anthropology, Oneonta, NY 13820. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20370 Suh,
Moon-Hee. Effects of sociodemographic and marriage-related
variables on divorce and remarriage among Korean women. Journal of
Population, Health and Social Welfare, Vol. 13, No. 2, Dec 1993. 1-19
pp. Seoul, Korea, Republic of. In Kor. with sum. in Eng.
"The
objective of this study was to review the actual state of divorce in
the first marriage and remarriage after that and to find out the
determinants of divorce and remarriage among Korean women. The data
used in this study [concern] 7,462 ever married women aged 15-49 [and
were] collected through 1991 Survey on National Fertility and
Health...." Aspects considered include the extent of divorce; average
marriage duration and age at divorce; determinants of divorce,
including wife's and husband's age at marriage, free or arranged
marriage, women's educational level, and length of acquaintance before
marriage; and remarriage rates and
determinants.
Correspondence: M.-H. Suh, Korea Institute
for Health and Social Affairs, San 42-14, Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyung-ku,
Seoul 122-040, Republic of Korea. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20371 Wrigley, E.
A. The effect of migration on the estimation of marriage
age in family reconstitution studies. Population Studies, Vol. 48,
No. 1, Mar 1994. 81-97 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"Ruggles has
shown that, if marriage and migration are independent phenomena, age at
marriage estimates derived from family reconstitution studies can be
misleading because those who marry late are more likely to have
migrated before marriage than those who marry early. Marriage age
estimates based on 'stayers' will therefore be lower than would be the
case if 'leavers' were also included. Whether this was true of English
reconstitution data, however, is an empirical rather than a logical
question. Evidence from the Census of 1851 suggests that the mean age
at marriage of 'leavers' was very similar to that of 'stayers' (i.e.
that marriage and migration were not independent phenomena). But,
though age at marriage was much the same in the two groups, the
proportions ever marrying were very different: celibacy was far
commoner among 'stayers' than among 'leavers'."
For the article by
Ruggles, published in 1992, see 59:10573.
Correspondence:
E. A. Wrigley, All Souls College, Oxford OX1 4AL, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20372 Zeng, Yi;
Schultz, T. Paul; Wang, Deming. An event history analysis
of divorce in China. Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper, No.
675, Nov 1992. 34 pp. Yale University, Economic Growth Center: New
Haven, Connecticut. In Eng.
"This study demonstrates that the level
of divorce in China is extremely low, in comparison with other
developed and developing countries." Factors such as age at marriage,
arranged marriage, residence characteristics, and number of children
are shown to have a significant effect on
divorce.
Correspondence: Yale University, Economic Growth
Center, Box 1987, Yale Station, 27 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT
06520. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
60:20373 Zhang,
Junsen. Bequest as a public good within marriage: a
note. Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 102, No. 1, Feb 1994.
187-93 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"Bequest to and marriage of
children can lead to a Pareto-inefficient allocation. The inefficiency
(or market failure) arises because one family, making a bequest to its
own child, ignores the contribution to the utility of the other family
whose child enters the marriage. This note shows that an assortative
mating rule based on bequests can improve or even restore Pareto
efficiency when parents take account of the rule in deciding the amount
of bequests to their own children." Examples from selected countries
are used to illustrate.
Correspondence: J. Zhang,
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
60:20374 American
Demographics (Ithaca, New York). The future of
households. American Demographics, Vol. 15, No. 12, Dec 1993.
27-40 pp. Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
Current trends and projections
to the year 2010 for households in the United States are made. The
data are presented by household type, including one-person,
single-parent, and married with minor or grown children households.
The focus of the article is on the use of this information for
marketing purposes.
Correspondence: American Demographics,
127 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20375 Andrews,
Frank M.; Abbey, Antonia; Halman, L. Jill. Changes in life
quality as related to changes in parental status among fertile and
fertility-problem couples. In: International Population
Conference/Congres International de la Population: Montreal 1993,
Volume 2. 1993. 165-76 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study
of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
"The relationships
between short-term changes in life quality and couples becoming
parents--an important and common change in household structure--are
examined. Five aspects of life quality are considered: feelings about
life-as-a-whole, general affect, the experience of stress, sense of
self-efficacy, and evaluation of the marriage. The analysis is based
on data from 516 [U.S.] wives and husbands (who were interviewed
separately in a two-year panel design) from two groups of couples: 184
who had experienced a fertility problem and 74 who were presumed
fertile."
Correspondence: F. M. Andrews, University of
Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Population Planning
and International Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20376 Beller,
Andrea H.; Graham, John W. Small change: the economics of
child support. ISBN 0-300-05362-2. LC 92-39623. 1993. xxiv, 338
pp. Yale University Press: New Haven, Connecticut/London, England. In
Eng.
The authors examine the development of child support payments
in the United States over the course of the 1980s. They "discuss what
went right and what went wrong with child support payments during this
period, investigating the socioeconomic and legal factors that
determined child support awards and receipts, documenting why few gains
were made in child support overall during the 1980s, and offering
policy recommendations for the future." The data are primarily from
the U.S. census. They conclude that there were some minor improvements
to the system due to changes in the legal and social environment
surrounding child support, although the real value of such support has
declined sharply. The effectiveness of new, federally mandated child
support enforcement efforts are evaluated, and the indirect
consequences of child support are assessed.
Correspondence:
Yale University Press, 92A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20377 Campbell,
Eugene K. Family size preferences of men in the western
area of Sierra Leone. Method and determinants. Genus, Vol. 49,
No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1993. 181-99 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in
Ita.
"This study seeks to measure the desired family size among men
in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and to determine the social and
economic factors which influence the desired family size....The data
was obtained by a sample survey of the Western Area of Sierra Leone.
The survey was done between November 1986 and February 1987, and the
target population is ever married men aged 20 years and over....In this
study, the multiple question approach is adopted in order to determine
the distinction between the desired family size and the ideal family
size. It was observed that the desired family size is lower than the
ideal family size. The determinants of the desired family size are
dominated by the impact of the rapid economic decline the country is
experiencing."
Correspondence: E. K. Campbell, University
of Botswana, Department of Demography, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone,
Botswana. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20378 Castle,
Saran E. Intra-household variation of illness management
in rural Mali. In: International Population Conference/Congres
International de la Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 2. 1993. 151-64
pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
"This paper will identify intra-household
female status differentials, and the mechanisms by which these lead to
within household variation in mothers' social, economic, and
psychological resources for the care of their children." Data are from
a 1990 survey conducted in the Douentza region of
Mali.
Correspondence: S. E. Castle, Harvard University,
School of Public Health, Center for Population and Development Studies,
9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20379 Da Silva,
Alvaro F. Organization of domestic groups in the
hinterlands of Lisbon: a study of different conducts. [Formas de
organizacao do grupo domestico no hinterland de Lisboa: um estudo sobre
condutas diferenciais.] Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia
Historica, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1993. 9-54 pp. Madrid, Spain. In Por. with
sum. in Eng; Fre; Spa.
The author analyzes "methods of domestic
organization in a hinterland area in Lisbon, [Portugal, particularly]
in Oeiras, between 1730 and 1810. Results show the existence of two
systems of domestic group organization: farmers and workers. The
[farmers] set up a succession strategy associated with the defence of
familiar heritage....Workers consider that their organization strategy
is based on both setting up new families and giving up any system of
generation succession by which the principal aim is the perpetuation of
the familiar heritage....Both systems are the results of different
economic and hierarchical positions in the Oeiras
society."
Correspondence: A. F. Da Silva, Universidade Nova
de Lisboa, Praco do Principe Real 26, 1200 Lisbon, Portugal.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20380 DaVanzo,
Julie; Rahman, M. Omar; Wadhwa, Kul T. American families:
policy issues. Population Index, Vol. 59, No. 4, Winter 1993.
547-66 pp. Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"Increases in the number
of children living in single-parent (usually female-headed) households
and in the proportion of mothers who work outside their homes have
raised concern in the United States about the effects of these trends
on the well-being of children and the possible need for policy
intervention. This paper discusses the arguments for and against
policies that affect families. We review a number of such policies and
what research suggests about their likely effects. The policies
discussed...include those concerning child support, welfare, income
taxes, child and dependent care, family leave, family planning,
programs to improve parenting skills and family function, and economic
growth."
For a related paper by DaVanzo and Rahman, also published
in 1993, see elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: J.
DaVanzo, RAND, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20381 DaVanzo,
Julie; Rahman, M. Omar. American families: trends and
correlates. Population Index, Vol. 59, No. 3, Fall 1993. 350-86
pp. Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"This paper reviews demographic
trends in marriage, divorce, fertility, and labor force participation
that have dramatically affected the structure of families in the United
States in the last four decades. We summarize what is known about the
determinants of these trends, the interrelations among them, and their
consequences for women, men, and children. Increases in divorce and
nonmarital childbearing have led to a considerable increase in the
number of children living in single-parent (usually female-headed)
households. The purported consequences of living in such families (or
of having a teenage mother) tend to be overstated if one does not take
into account the selectivity of those who become single mothers (or
teenage mothers). Another important trend affecting families is the
dramatic increase in the proportion of women, at all stages of family
formation, who work outside their homes. This has led to some changes
in roles within the household and appears to be an important correlate
of many...other demographic trends...."
Correspondence: J.
DaVanzo, RAND, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20382 DaVanzo,
Julie; Chan, Angelique. Living arrangements of older
Malaysians: who coresides with their adult children? Demography,
Vol. 31, No. 1, Feb 1994. 95-113 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"More
than two-thirds of Malaysians age 60 or older coreside with an adult
child. Data from the Senior sample of the Second Malaysian Family Life
Survey (MFLS-2) are used to investigate which 'seniors' (persons age 60
or older) live in this way. The analysis generally supports the notion
that coresidence is influenced by the benefits, costs, opportunities,
and preferences for coresidence versus separate living arrangements.
For example, married seniors are more likely to coreside with adult
children when housing costs are greater in their area or when the
husband or wife is in poor health. This finding suggests that married
parents and children live together to economize on living costs or to
receive help with household services. Unmarried seniors who are better
off economically are less likely to live with adult children,
presumably because they use their higher incomes to 'purchase
privacy.'"
This is a revised version of a paper originally presented
at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of
America.
Correspondence: J. DaVanzo, RAND, 1700 Main
Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20383 Farkas,
Janice I.; Hogan, Dennis P. Gender differences in kin
contact and reliance. Population Research Institute Working Paper,
No. 1994-01, Jan 1994. 24 pp. Pennsylvania State University: University
Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"In this research we compare
intergenerational contact and kin reliance of seven urban
industrialized countries using the International Social Survey Program.
We also examine gender differences in the parent-child dyad on the
likelihood of contact and support."
Correspondence:
Pennsylvania State University, Population Research Institute, 601
Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802-6411. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20384 Gueye,
Mouhamadou; Pacque-Margolis, Sara; Kanthiebo, Mireille; Konate,
Mamadou. Family structure, education, child fostering and
children's work in the Kayes and Yelimane circles of Mali: results of
"focus groups" Working Paper du CERPOD, No. 10, Jul 1993. 34 pp.
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur la Population pour le Developpement
[CERPOD]: Bamako, Mali. In Eng.
The authors present results from
focus group research conducted in Mali in 1989 on the debate in African
families concerning child quantity versus child quality. They suggest
that the primary motive affecting decisions about having more children
is the need to guarantee support for the heads of families in old
age.
Correspondence: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur la
Population pour le Developpement, B.P. 1530, Bamako, Mali.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20385 Hall,
Ray. Family structures. In: The changing population
of Europe, edited by Daniel Noin and Robert Woods. 1993. 100-26 pp.
Blackwell: Cambridge, Massachusetts/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This
chapter outlines some of the key changes that have been taking place
[in Europe] within both households in general and families in
particular. After looking briefly at sources of data, the discussion
will include the following: first, a look at changes in household size
during the last three decades and how these trends have affected the
structure of the family; second, a look at the related processes that
are involved in the changes, especially changes in marriage and
divorce, the growth of cohabitation, the decline of fertility and the
changing role of women, specifically the increase of waged work among
women; and, third, a brief review of policy
issues."
Correspondence: R. Hall, University of London,
Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography and Earth
Sciences, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20386 Haskey,
John. Lone parents and married parents with dependent
children in Great Britain: a comparison of their occupation and social
class profiles. Population Trends, No. 72, Summer 1993. 34-44 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article considers the occupations
and social class distributions of both lone mothers and lone fathers
[in Great Britain] and compares them with those of their counterparts
in married couple families with dependent children. The most important
result is that, overall, the distributions by occupation of lone
mothers and lone fathers are very similar to those of their married
couple counterparts, and also the distributions by social class are
fairly close. Closer inspection shows that there are differences when
demographic sub-groups are considered; for example, there is a wider
divergence between the distributions by occupation of lone mothers and
married mothers the larger the number of dependent children they have,
and the younger their youngest dependent
child."
Correspondence: J. Haskey, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Population Statistics Division, St. Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20387 Hernandez,
Donald J.; Myers, David E. America's children: resources
from family, government, and the economy. The Population of the
United States in the 1980s: A Census Monograph Series, ISBN
0-87154-381-8. LC 92-9368. 1993. xxii, 482 pp. Russell Sage Foundation:
New York, New York. In Eng.
The authors use census and survey data
for the period 1940-1990 to analyze changes affecting childhood in the
United States over the past 50 years. They show "how important
revolutions in household composition and income, parental education and
employment, child care, and levels of poverty have affected children's
well-being....[The study] explores the interaction of many trends in
children's lives and the fundamental social, demographic, and economic
processes that lie at their core. The book concludes with a thoughtful
analysis of the ability of families and government to provide for a new
age of children, with emphasis on reducing racial inequities and
providing greater public support for families, comparable to the family
policies of other developed countries."
Correspondence:
Russell Sage Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20388 Icduygu,
Ahmet. The Turkish immigrant households and families in
Melbourne, Australia. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal of
Population Studies, Vol. 15, 1993. 3-22 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng.
with sum. in Tur.
"The purpose of this paper is to study some basic
structures of the Turkish immigrant households and families in
Melbourne, Australia. Data for the paper were obtained from a survey of
the Turkish population of Melbourne which the author carried out in
1987....An exploratory analysis of household structure of the sampled
migrants not only offered a basis to develop a typology of Turkish
migrant families but also became the initial step in discussing some
aspects of the parents' concern for their children in Australia. Thus
it was possible to address the cultural aspects of some changes
emerging in intrafamilial relationships."
Correspondence:
A. Icduygu, Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and
Public Administration, 06533 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20389 Kertzer,
David I. The social and economic consequences of household
structure. In: International Population Conference/Congres
International de la Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 2. 1993. 145-9
pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
The author reviews papers presented at a
conference session concerned with "the impact that variations in
household composition have on demographic and other
behaviour."
Correspondence: D. I. Kertzer, Brown
University, Department of Anthropology, Providence, RI 02912.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20390 Lavertu,
Jacques. Geographical analysis of household family
structures. [Analyse spatiale de la structure familiale des
menages.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 255-61 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Changes in
family and household structure and type by region for France are
analyzed for the period 1982-1990. It is noted that "the geographic
pattern of family structures in France is altering very slowly. The
nuclear family is still dominant...within the northern part of the
country, whereas complex households hold their position in the
South-West. Nevertheless, for several family types, the discrepancies
get narrower during the last intercensal period. This is particularly
the case of complex households."
Correspondence: J.
Lavertu, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques,
18 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20391 Louvot,
Claudie. The number of households will increase at a
declining rate. A projection toward the year 2020. [Le nombre de
menages augmentera de moins en moins vite. Une projection a l'horizon
2020.] Economie et Statistique, No. 267, 1993. 31-47, 75, 77, 79 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Ger; Spa.
New household
projections for France are presented that show that the number of
households should increase by about one-quarter to 27 million by the
year 2020. Changes in household characteristics over time are
analyzed. The author notes that the growth in the number of households
will decline considerably with time.
Correspondence: C.
Louvot, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques,
18 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20392 Marr,
William L.; McCready, Douglas. Aging of the population and
spending patterns in Canada 1984 and 1986. Genus, Vol. 49, No.
1-2, Jan-Jun 1993. 97-119 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Ita.
"From the data contained in the 1984 and 1986 Surveys of Family
Expenditures, which were carried out by Statistics Canada...this paper
examines the consumption patterns of those households where the head is
under 60, those 60-74, and those 75 and over. The first examination is
of disaggregated expenditure patterns. Compared with household heads
under the age of 60, those between 60 and 75 spend proportionately more
on food and shelter, and smaller proportions on clothing, household
operations, household furnishings, and recreation. These differences
are accentuated when the household head is older than 75. The analysis
is also done controlling for such variables as education, region,
marital status, sex of household head, place of birth, and
language."
Correspondence: W. L. Marr, Wilfrid Laurier
University, Department of Economics, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20393 Murphy,
Michael; Berrington, Ann. Household change in the 1980s:
a review. Population Trends, No. 73, Autumn 1993. 18-26 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"Changes in the household and family
living arrangements of different age-groups and of men and women [in
Great Britain] are examined using data from the 1981 and 1991 Labour
Force Surveys. The key emerging trends are identified. Among these are
increases in lone parenthood and in living alone, although there were
also increases in the proportions of young adults living with their
parents. However, the most substantial changes were found among
elderly people, especially those aged 80 and over who were much more
likely to be living independently than in
1981."
Correspondence: M. Murphy, London School of
Economics and Political Science, Department of Population Studies,
Houghton Street, Aldwych, London WC2A 2AE, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20394 Ni
Bhrolchain, Maire. Women's and men's life strategies in
developed societies. In: International Population
Conference/Congres International de la Population: Montreal 1993,
Volume 2. 1993. 179-90 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study
of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
The author briefly
reviews selected aspects of the life strategies of women and men in
developed societies, with particular reference to their demographic
aspects.
Correspondence: M. Ni Bhrolchain, University of
Southampton, Department of Social Statistics, Southampton S09 5NH,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20395 Omideyi,
Adekunbi K. The emergence of the nuclear family: its
effect on women's roles and fertility change in Nigeria. Genus,
Vol. 49, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1993. 201-16 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with
sum. in Ita.
"Basing the emergence of the smaller family unit on
the concept of the survival of the family within a household income
constraint the paper uses data on 2,176 married Yoruba women [in
Nigeria] to examine the effect of family nuclearization on fertility.
Using dummy variable regression analysis, the effect of three
nuclearization variables--household income, husband's education and
wife's education--were examined to find differential effects on
fertility in urban and rural areas....Findings revealed that...the
proportion of variance in fertility explained by the nuclearization
variables in rural areas was greater than that in urban areas after
controlling for the effects of age and birth interval. Employment of
women on [a] full-time basis was also influential in reducing fertility
in both urban and rural areas."
Correspondence: A. K.
Omideyi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Demography and
Social Statistics, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20396 Ravanera,
Zenaida R.; Rajulton, Fernando; Burch, Thomas K. From
home-leaving to nest-emptying. A cohort analysis of life courses of
Canadian men and women, 1910-1970. In: International Population
Conference/Congres International de la Population: Montreal 1993,
Volume 2. 1993. 207-18 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study
of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
"This paper provides
a glimpse of the life courses of cohorts of Canadian men and women by
presenting indicators of timing of transitions into various family life
cycle stages (also referred to here as states), the duration of stay in
those stages, and the typical sequence of transitions made by members
of the cohorts. This picture is drawn with data gathered by the 1990
General Social Survey on Family and Friends and the use of techniques
of event history analysis."
Correspondence: Z. R. Ravanera,
University of Western Ontario, Department of Sociology, Population
Studies Centre, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20397 Richter,
Kerry; Podhisita, Chai. Thai family demography: a review
and research prospects. Journal of Population and Social Studies,
Vol. 3, No. 1-2, Jul-Jan 1991-1992. 1-19, 151 pp. Nakhon Pathom,
Thailand. In Eng. with sum. in Tha.
"This paper attempts to give an
overview of demographic knowledge on the Thai family and to suggest
directions for future research." Aspects considered include marriage,
marital disruption, household size and structure, headship, flexibility
of Thai family structure, the family life cycle and inheritance
patterns, and the impact of social change.
Correspondence:
K. Richter, Mahidol University, Institute for Population and Social
Research, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20398 Ruggles,
Steven. The origins of African-American family
structure. American Sociological Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, Feb 1994.
136-51 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"I use a new data source, the
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, to trace race differences in
[U.S.] family structure between 1880 and 1980. Analysis confirms
recent findings that the high incidence among African-Americans of
single parenthood and children residing without their parents is not a
recent phenomenon. From 1880 through 1960, black children were two to
three times more likely to reside without one or both parents than were
white children. In recent years, however, the race differential in
parental absence has grown. Also, blacks have had a consistently
higher percentage of extended households than have whites, but until
1940 this was the result of single parenthood and parentlessness among
children: Extended households were more common among whites once the
effects of absent parents were controlled."
Correspondence:
S. Ruggles, University of Minnesota, Department of History, 267 19th
Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20399 Smith,
Daniel S. American family and demographic patterns and the
northwest European model. Continuity and Change, Vol. 8, No. 3,
Dec 1993. 389-415 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Ger.
"This essay examines the northwest European family model or
household formation system to explore the relationship between general
theoretical constructs and particular historical circumstances....In
this essay, I...compare the record of a society--colonial British North
America and the United States through the end of the nineteenth
century--whose origins were northwest European, to the elements of the
model. The first section of the essay defines the northwest European
household formation system as a pattern of behaviour, considers its
important role in ideal-typical comparisons, and notes the extent to
which it has become a perspective held by scholars in Cambridge
(England). Reviewing the American evidence, the second part notes the
similarity and the departures of that case from the northwest European
model. In the third segment, I show how the American departures from
the descriptive predictions of the model were not anomalies; they can
be substantially accounted for by its economic component. The fourth
section examines two issues generated by the contrast of the American
record to the model."
Correspondence: D. S. Smith,
University of Illinois, Department of History, Chicago, IL 60680.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20400 Tuiran,
Rodolfo. Family life: households and family structure in
Mexico, 1976-1987. [Vivir en familia: hogares y estructura
familiar en Mexico, 1976-1987.] Comercio Exterior, Vol. 43, No. 7, Jul
1993. 662-76 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author reviews
literature on family life, households, and family structure in Mexico,
with a focus on the period 1976-1987. Consideration is given to the
nuclear family, household size and structure, characteristics of
household heads, and consensual and other nontraditional forms of
union.
Correspondence: R. Tuiran, El Colegio de Mexico,
Centro de Estudios Demograficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, Camino al
Ajusco 20, 10740 Mexico City, DF, Mexico. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
60:20401 Zeng, Yi;
Coale, Ansley; Choe, Minja Kim; Liang, Zhiwu; Liu, Li.
Leaving parental home: census-based estimates for China, Japan,
South Korea, United States, France and Sweden. Economic Growth
Center Discussion Paper, No. 673, Jul 1992. 43 pp. Yale University,
Economic Growth Center: New Haven, Connecticut. In Eng.
"Using the
interactive, intracohort, interpolation procedure [the authors
present]...an international comparison of estimated census-based,
single-year, age-specific net rates of leaving home for males and
females in China, Japan, South Korea, United States, Sweden, and
France." The results indicate significant differences between East
Asia and Western cultures, with the age of leaving the parental home
higher in East Asia by two to three years.
Correspondence:
Yale University, Economic Growth Center, Box 1987, Yale Station, 27
Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520. Location: World Bank,
Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
60:20402 Zeng, Yi;
Coale, Ansley; Choe, Minja Kim; Liang, Zhiwu; Liu, Li.
Leaving the parental home: census-based estimates for China,
Japan, South Korea, United States, France, and Sweden. Population
Studies, Vol. 48, No. 1, Mar 1994. 65-80 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"Using the iterative intra-cohort interpolation procedure, this
article tries to remedy the lack of data on home-leaving by providing
an international comparison of estimated census-based single-year
age-specific net rates of leaving home for males and females in China,
Japan, South Korea, United States, France, and Sweden. It
demonstrates...large differences in the age pattern of leaving the
parental home between the East Asian and the Western countries. For
example, the median ages at home-leaving of males and females in the
three East Asian countries studied were higher than those in the three
Western countries studied by a margin of 2-3 years. The role played by
social and cultural traditions as well as by ethnic ideologies in the
large differences in the home-leaving pattern between the East Asian
and Western countries is also considered."
Correspondence:
Y. Zeng, Peking University, Institute of Population Research, Beijing
100871, China. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
