Vanishing Supermoms and Other Trends in Marital Dissolution, 1969-1978.

Smith, A. Wade; Meitz, June E. G.

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ERIC Number: EJ317940

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Vanishing Supermoms and Other Trends in Marital Dissolution, 1969-1978.

Smith, A. Wade; Meitz, June E. G.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v47 n1 p53-65 Feb 1985

Examines increases in dissolved marriages among families in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics between 1969 and 1978, considering changes in cohort composition of heads of households and changes in the female's role in the family. Discusses implications of results for use of life-event variables in accounting for divorce. (NRB)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Divorce, Employed Women, Family Structure, Heads of Households, Marital Instability, Sex Role, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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