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Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr. – Future of Children, 2010
Frank Furstenberg examines how the newly extended timetable for entering adulthood is affecting, and being affected by, the institution of the Western, particularly the American, family. He reviews a growing body of research on the family life of young adults and their parents and draws out important policy implications of the new schedule for the…
Descriptors: Family Life, Young Adults, Parent Role, Family Financial Resources
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Carlson, Marcia J.; Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
Recent trends in marriage and fertility have increased the number of adults having children by more than 1 partner, a phenomenon that we refer to as multipartnered fertility. This article uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the prevalence and correlates of multipartnered fertility among urban parents of a…
Descriptors: Correlation, Urban Population, Children, Race