Family Instability in Childhood and Criminal Offending During the Transition Into Adulthood
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DOI: 10.1177/0002764218787000
Abstract: The structure and stability of families have long stood as key predictors of juvenile delinquency. Boys from “broken homes” experience a higher prevalence of juvenile delinquency than those from intact families. Unresolved is whether the… read more here.
Keywords: transition adulthood; family; instability childhood; family instability ... See more keywords
Family Formation History and the Psychological Well-Being of Women from Diverse Racial-Ethnic Groups
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DOI: 10.1177/00221465231159387
Abstract: Studying disparities in psychological well-being across diverse groups of women can illuminate the racialized health risks of gendered family life. Integrating life course and demand–reward perspectives, this study applied sequencing techniques to the National Longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: family formation; family; parenthood; formation history ... See more keywords
The social investment litmus test: Family formation, employment and poverty
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DOI: 10.1177/0958928720950627
Abstract: Over the past decade, the notion of ‘social investment’ (SI) has gained considerable traction in the political debates over welfare state futures. The multifaceted character of SI policy interventions, the effects of policy complementarities and… read more here.
Keywords: social investment; employment; term; family formation ... See more keywords
Methodologic approach to sampling and field-based data collection for a large-scale in-depth interview study: The Social Position and Family Formation (SPAFF) project
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210776
Abstract: Over the past several decades there have been dramatic shifts in demographic patterns pertaining to family formation, with declining and delayed marriage and childbearing, and increased cohabitation in the United States and other Western industrialized… read more here.
Keywords: social position; large scale; family; family formation ... See more keywords