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Title: Racial Variation in the Effects of Sons versus Daughters on the Disruption of the First Marriage
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Christie-Mizell, C. André |
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Racial Variation in the Effects of Sons versus Daughters on the Disruption of the First Marriage Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 38,3-4 (2003): 41-60. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J087v38n03_03 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc. Keyword(s): Divorce; Gender Differences; Marital Disruption; Marriage; Preschool Children; Racial Differences; Siblings; Socioeconomic Status (SES) This research investigates whether there is racial variation in how the gender composition of the sibling group impacts the probability of divorce among couples in their first marriage. For African American families, the effect of children's sex is mediated by socioeconomic status. However, with regard to Whites, the number of sons heightens the probability of divorce, while daughters have no effect on the marital union. Other sibling group characteristics are pivotal to predicting the likelihood of divorce regardless of race. The presence of preschool children in the home is negatively related to divorce, and the age range of the sibling group is inversely associated with marital disruption. (PsycINFO Database Record 2003 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Christie-Mizell, C. André. "Racial Variation in the Effects of Sons versus Daughters on the Disruption of the First Marriage." Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 38,3-4 (2003): 41-60.
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