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Peer reviewedOry, Marcia G. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978
Three interrelated aspects of fertility were investigated: existence of childbearing norms; strength of reinforcing social sanctions; and influence of social structural factors on incorporation of norms. Findings based on questionnaire data from 84 parent and nonparent couples were examined to evaluate utility of normative versus structural…
Descriptors: Adults, Decision Making, Family Planning, Parents
Peer reviewedRogers, Richard D. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995
Illuminated the relations between marital status and length of life among 36,142 individuals between the ages of 25 and 64. Results indicated that marital status differentially affects mortality, but not in a social vacuum; marital status and income both influence mortality. Sex also interacted with marital status and with mortality. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Aging (Individuals), Death, Economic Factors
