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Peer reviewedHunt, Matthew O. – Social Forces, 1996
Telephone interviews of 2,854 southern Californians examined beliefs about causes of poverty: individual characteristics, labor market conditions, failure of schools, discrimination, or luck. Contrary to previous findings, structuralist explanations of poverty were rated higher overall than individualistic explanations, and blacks and Latinos…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Individualism
Peer reviewedParnell, Allan M.; And Others – Social Forces, 1994
Analysis of four national cross-sectional fertility surveys, 1955-84, documents the decreasing likelihood that single women pregnant with their first child will marry to legitimate the birth. Among recent cohorts, decision to marry was influenced by woman's expectations about the timing of marriage and parenthood, living arrangements, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Decision Making, Educational Attainment
