Unintended Impacts of Sentencing Reforms and Incarceration on Family Structure in the United States, 1984-1998

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Jr. Myers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sentencing Reforms

New Structure, Traditional Essence: Patterns of Helping Non-Coresident Parents by Own and Sibling(s)’ Gender in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110188
Author(s):  
Yifei Hou ◽  
Marissa Rurka ◽  
Siyun Peng
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sibship Size ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
The Family

As Chinese households are becoming smaller with increasing numbers of adult children and older parents living apart, the extent to which patterns of parental support reflect traditional gender dynamics is under debate. Integrating theories of sibling compensation with ceremonial giving, we tested whether helping non-coresident parents in China is affected by sibship size and how these patterns depend on own and sibling(s)’ gender using a sample of 4,359 non-coresident parent-child dyads nesting within 3,285 focal adult children from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2013. Opposite to patterns in the United States and Europe, we found substitutions of daughters with sons—having more brothers was associated with daughters’ reduced probabilities and hours of helping. Sons’ patterns of helping were independent of number of brothers and sisters in the family, consistent with the theory of ceremonial giving. These findings reflect the dominance of traditional family dynamics despite changes in family structure.

Family Structure and Men's Motivation for Parenthood in the United States

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Hofferth ◽  
Joseph H. Pleck ◽  
Frances Goldscheider ◽  
Sally Curtin ◽  
Katie Hrapczynski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
The United States

Family Structure and Early Life Mortality in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 1159-1177
Author(s):  
Richard G. Rogers ◽  
Robert A. Hummer ◽  
Andrea M. Tilstra ◽  
Elizabeth M. Lawrence ◽  
Stefanie Mollborn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Early Life ◽  
The United States
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