The Changing Course of Fatherhood: Men's Experiences with Children in Demographic Perspective

This article documents the changes in men's experience of living with children. Data are drawn from seven Current Population Surveys to address four questions: What changes are evident across birth cohorts of men in the likelihood of living with children? What cohort differences are observed in...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2002-05, Vol.23 (4), p.486-506
Main Author: EGGEBEEN, DAVID J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Black White Differences
Child Rearing
Children
Children & youth
Coresidence
Demographic Change
Demographics
Divorce
Educational Attainment
Fathers
Males
Men
Parent Responsibility
Preschool Children
Racial differences
Sex Role
Social Change
United States of America
USA
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Summary:This article documents the changes in men's experience of living with children. Data are drawn from seven Current Population Surveys to address four questions: What changes are evident across birth cohorts of men in the likelihood of living with children? What cohort differences are observed in the experience of living with many children or with preschool age children? How does the timing of living with children change across cohorts? To what extent do the observed patterns vary by race and level of education? Men's experience of living with children declines precipitously across cohorts. More recent cohorts are less likely to be characterized by the experience of large numbers of children. Living with children is increasingly concentrated in middle age. Finally, there are stark differences among men by race and level of education in the experience of living with children.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X02023004002