The Demography of Families: A Review of Patterns and Change

ABSTRACT 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 and remarriage, (b) divorce, (c) cohabitation, (d) fertility, (e) same‐gender unions, (f) immigrant families...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2020-02, Vol.82 (1), p.9-34
Main Authors: Smock, Pamela J., Schwartz, Christine R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Census of Population
Children & youth
Cohabitation
College graduates
Demographic change
Demographics
Demography
Divorce
Documentation
Education
Educational Attainment
Ethnicity
Families & family life
Family
Family Life
Family structure
Fertility
Gender
Immigrants
Living arrangements
Marriage
Race
Remarriage
Same‐Sex Marriage
Secondary schools
Social classes
Trends
Women
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Summary:ABSTRACT 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 and remarriage, (b) divorce, (c) cohabitation, (d) fertility, (e) same‐gender unions, (f) immigrant families, and (g) children's living arrangements. Throughout, the authors review both overall trends and patterns as well as those by social class and race–ethnicity. The authors discuss major strands of recent research, emphasizing emerging themes and promising directions. They close with a summary of central patterns and trends and conclude that recent trends are not as uniform as they tended to be in earlier decades, making the description of family change increasingly complex.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/jomf.12612