This article reviews key developments in the past decade of research on divorce,
repartnering, and stepfamilies. Divorce rates are declining overall, but they remain high and …

The ways that couples form and manage their intimate relationships at higher and lower
levels of socioeconomic status (SES) have been diverging steadily over the past several …

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 …

Objective This study offers a new approach to analyzing life course inequalities and applies
it to the link between divorce and poverty. Background Previous research has suggested …

Background Prior research has highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccination
in the United States. Our study adds to this literature by utilizing an intersectionality …

The health consequences of marital dissolution are well known, but little work has examined
the impact of health on the risk of marital dissolution. We use a sample of 2,701 marriages …

Rates of entry into first marriage have declined sharply in the United States during the past
half century, and there is evidence of broad gaps in marriage entry by race and education …

Men's and women's economic resources are important determinants of marriage timing.
Prior demographic and sociological literature has often measured resources in narrow …

Drawing on data from the American Community Survey, we compare patterns of assortative
mating in first marriages, remarriages, and mixed-order marriages. We identify a number of …

Objectives We study the role of marital status and living arrangements in mortality among a
50+ population living in Europe by gender and welfare states. Methods Using data from …