The authors review demographic trends and research on families in the United States, with a
special focus on the past decade. They consider the following several topics:(a) marriage …

During the past decade, scholars continued to focus on how larger economic trends
impacted families across the income spectrum. From income and wealth inequality to …

Against the backdrop of dramatic changes in work and family life, this article draws on
survey data from 2,971 mothers working in the service sector to examine how unpredictable …

Recent studies show that temporary workers postpone family formation transitions, but it
remains unclear whether this effect is due to the lower income or the stronger perceptions of …

While precarious employment is not a new concept, it has been brought to the center of
scholarly and public discourse worldwide by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. This …

American policymakers have long focused on work as a key means to improve economic
wellbeing. Yet, work has become increasingly precarious and polarized. This precarity is …

BACKGROUND South Korea has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, reaching a
record low of 0.98 in 2018. Understanding socioeconomic differentials in fertility in South …

Objective This article provides an assessment of whether unmarried women currently face
demographic shortages of marital partners in the US marriage market. Background One …

Objective This study examines the determinants of marriage decline in South Korea, a
representative case of the “demographic crisis” sweeping East Asia. Background The major …

This article focuses on European migrants living in Morocco and now near retirement or
retired. Using a lifecourse approach we are interested in whether their timing of migration to …