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Direct linkWolfinger, Nicholas H.; Wolfinger, Raymond E. – Social Forces, 2008
We use data from the Voting and Registration Supplement of the Current Population Survey to explore the effects of family structure on turnout in the 2000 presidential election. Our results indicate that family structure, defined as marital status and the presence of children, has substantial consequences for turnout. Married adults are more…
Descriptors: Widowed, Marital Status, Family Structure, Voting
Zhang, Yuping; Hannum, Emily; Wang, Meiyan – Social Forces, 2008
Previous research on China's labor market gender gaps has emphasized the human and political capital disadvantages of women and new discrimination in the reform era. Analyzing the China Urban Labor Survey/China Adult Literacy Survey, this paper shows that while women are significantly disadvantaged by various measures of human and political…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Marital Status, Employment Level, Mothers
Herd, Pamela – Social Forces, 2005
A key challenge facing western welfare states is that they offset income risks faced by those in breadwinner families. Social Security is an excellent example. It best protects individuals with lengthy work histories or individuals who get married, stay married, and are never employed. Most women fit neither model. Thus, I analyze…
Descriptors: Heads of Households, Risk, Marital Status, Females
