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South, Scott J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Examines simultaneously the influence of mate availability and other factors on the transition to first marriage and the transition to a first premarital birth. Found that the supply of available mates in the local marriage market has somewhat paradoxical effects on the probability of becoming an unmarried mother. (63 references) (RJM)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Births to Single Women, Early Parenthood, Family Size
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Ganong, Lawrence H.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
A meta-analytic review examined 26 research studies on stereotypes related to family structure. Three hypotheses were explored: that married adults, parents, and children of married parents are all perceived more favorably than their single, nonparent, or child-of-single-parent counterparts. For all three comparisons, traditional nuclear family…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Role, Family Status
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Mercer, Dorothy L. – National Academic Advising Journal, 1989
Results of a study of the relationship between marital status and psychological adjustment, sociodemographic, and academic variables in women undergraduates over 25 are reported, and implications for advising are discussed. It is concluded that this population may need added attention from university personnel to make higher education a positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Students
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Fischer, Judith L.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1989
Examined most common transitions during young adulthood--marriage and career--among 422 university graduates and undergraduates with respect to descriptors of social networks. Marital status, career stage, and gender interacted in various ways as influences on network characteristics. Role changes from career entry and marriage seemed related to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Employment
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Lichter, Daniel T.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1993
Analysis of census data on 19,748 persons, aged 16-24, examined the extent to which higher rural than urban dropout rates are attributable to spatial differences in family structure or economic resources. Poverty status accounted for more of the higher rural dropout rate than did differences in family structure. (KS)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Family Size
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Follette, Victoria M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Evaluated 65 sexually abused women who participated in time-limited group therapy on demographic variables, sexual abuse history, family characteristics, and initial levels of depression and distress. Found that education, marital status, type of sexual contact, and initial levels of depression and distress predicted response to treatment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Depression (Psychology), Family Characteristics
Mercer, Joye – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
The American Council on Education's new survey of 2,297 college presidents in diverse institutions found more women and, to a lesser extent, minorities are becoming presidents, but white men predominate. Presidents are serving somewhat longer terms, except in doctoral-granting institutions. New presidents are coming to the job with more…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Age Differences, College Presidents, Degrees (Academic)
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Zick, Cathleen D.; Allen, Corinne Roylance – Family Relations, 1996
Used data from a time-diary survey of 2-parent, 2-child families (n=214) and single mother, 2-child families (n=99) to examine differences in how adolescents use their productive time in the following domains: (1) housework; (2) school work; and (3) paid employment. Adolescents' age and mothers' education and employment influenced time allocation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
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Faller, Kathleen Coulborn; DeVoe, Ellen – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1995
Examines a clinical sample of 215 cases of allegations of sexual abuse in families involved in divorce. Cases are categorized according to the circumstances surrounding abuse allegations, clinical substantiation, and legal outcomes. Court substantiation rate is about half the clinic substantiation rate. Nearly one-fifth of parents raising concerns…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Custody, Children, Counseling
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Darrington, Jana; Piercy, Kathleen W.; Niehuis, Sylvia – Qualitative Report, 2005
Religious young adults interpret their single experiences based on an intricate system of influences that include personal beliefs, family, religious teachings, and friendships. This qualitative study of 24 never-married, young Mormon men and women examined the social and cultural construction of singlehood based on: (1) definitions of singlehood,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Young Adults, Religious Education, Religious Cultural Groups
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Wood, Peter B.; May, David C.; Grasmick, Harold G. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
We analyze survey data from 181 male and 224 female inmates serving brief prison terms for nonviolent offenses to examine offenders' perceptions of the severity of boot camp compared to prison. Building on the limited work in this area, we present reasons those offenders feel are important to both avoid and participate in alternative sanctions.…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Females, Correctional Institutions, Gender Differences
Papernow, Patricia L. – 1993
Noting that partners enter into stepfamily relationships with expectations more appropriate to biological families, this book examines the unique and complex dynamics of remarried families. Drawing on interviews with over 100 stepfamily members, current research, a solid theoretical framework, and a clinical sensibility, the book presents a model…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Child Relationship, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Bruening, Thomas H.; Hoover, Tracy S. – 1990
Pennsylvania secondary vocational educators were surveyed to determine their commitment to student organizations, community involvement, and their job satisfaction. The 31-item questionnaire assessed the commitment to student organizations (Future Farmers of America, Future Homemakers of America, and Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) and…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Education, Auto Mechanics, Carpentry
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Data User Services Div. – 1980
The 1980 Census of Population and Housing Summary Tape File 1F--the School Districts File--is presented. The file contains complete-count data of population and housing aggregated by school district. Population items tabulated include age, race (provisional data), sex, marital status, Spanish origin (provisional data), household type, and…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Census Figures, Databases, Demography
Wolcott, Ilene; Glezer, Helen – 1989
A study was conducted of the effectiveness of marriage counseling with respect to marital status and the long-term stability of relationships. Data were gathered from clients of approved Australian marriage counseling agencies (n=540) who took a pre-counseling survey during a 4-week period in October-November 1987 and a post-counseling survey 8…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Family Problems, Foreign Countries
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