Over the past decade, the linkages between marriage and child well‐being have attracted
the attention of researchers and policy makers alike. Children's living arrangements have …

Economic insecurity describes the risk of economic loss faced by workers and households
as they encounter the unpredictable events of social life. Our review suggests a four-part …

In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-
generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities …

Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social
problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at …

How have recent changes in US family structure affected the cognitive, social, and emotional
well-being of the nation's children? Paul Amato examines the effects of family formation on …

In 1972, Congress took another major step forward by requiring each state's Medicaid
program to include coverage of family planning services and supplies for all beneficiaries of …

The New Family Structures Study (NFSS) is a social-science data-collection project that
fielded a survey to a large, random sample of American young adults (ages 18–39) who …

We were fortunate to have started our research careers about the same time as the study of
stepfamilies was “discovered” as a valid topic for social and behavioral scientists. We also …

This paper uses the 1995 and 2002 waves of the National Survey of Family Growth to
examine recent trends in cohabitation in the United States. We find increases in both the …

The question of what factors contribute to the stability of coresidential partnerships has
attracted the attention of many social scientists. This study summarizes recent research on …