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Author: Spearin, Carrie E.
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Goldscheider, Frances Kobrin Hofferth, Sandra L. Spearin, Carrie E. |
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From Sons to Fathers in the NLSY79 Presented: Montreal, QC, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2006 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; Child Support; Family Formation; Fathers and Children; Fathers, Presence; Marital Satisfaction/Quality; Parent-Child Interaction; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Abstract: With the rise in out-of-wedlock childbearing and divorce in the last quarter of the 20th century, an increasing proportion of children have been exposed not only to life with a single mother but to a variety of new family forms. In this paper we examine the determinants of men's early parental roles, distinguishing factors that affect being a father versus childless, being a coresident vs. a noncoresident father, as well as those predicting being a stepfather. The data come from the Child-Mother and Young Adult Samples of the NLSY79, which provide information on the children of the NLSY79 from birth until they enter young adulthood. The results support previous research showing the economic and educational disadvantage of men not living with their biological children and, to a lesser degree, men who become stepfathers. |
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Goldscheider, Frances Kobrin, Sandra L. Hofferth and Carrie E. Spearin. "From Sons to Fathers in the NLSY79." Presented: Montreal, QC, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 2006. |
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Goldscheider, Frances Kobrin Hofferth, Sandra L. Spearin, Carrie E. Curtin, Sally C. |
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Fatherhood Across Two Generations Journal of Family Issues 30,5 (May 2009): 586-604. Also: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/30/5/586.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Cohabitation; Disadvantaged, Economically; Educational Attainment; Family Structure; Fatherhood; Fathers, Absence; Fathers, Presence; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article examines the determinants of men's early parental roles, distinguishing factors that affect being a father versus being childless, and factors that affect being a resident versus a nonresident father, in the context of having a partner or not. We also consider whether these patterns have changed between 1985 and 2004. The data come from the linked Child-Mother and Young Adult Samples of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), which provide information on the children of the NLSY79 from birth until they enter young adulthood, and from the original youth sample of parallel ages. The results support previous research showing the importance of economic and educational disadvantages and nontraditional family structure on being a nonresident father. The effects of family structure appear to have attenuated between generations as determinants of men's early parental roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Goldscheider, Frances Kobrin, Sandra L. Hofferth, Carrie E. Spearin and Sally C. Curtin. "Fatherhood Across Two Generations." Journal of Family Issues 30,5 (May 2009): 586-604.
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Shandra, Carrie L. Hogan, Dennis P. Spearin, Carrie E. |
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Parenting a Child with a Disability: An Examination of Resident and Non-Resident Fathers Journal of Population Research 25,3 (October 2008): 357-377 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Children; Disability; Fathers and Children; Fathers, Biological; Fathers, Presence Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Children with disabilities often require, more extensive family involvement and greater paternal support than other children. Yet these children are the children least likely to live with their fathers. This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 from the United States to examine the association between child disability and resident and non-resident biological fathers' supportiveness, relationship, and monitoring of their children. Regression analyses indicate significant challenges for all fathers of children with disabilities. Children of resident fathers report more positive interactions than children of non-resident fathers. However, earlier co-residence and more frequent contact significantly improve the quality, of father-youth relationships among men who do not live with their children. |
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Shandra, Carrie L., Dennis P. Hogan and Carrie E. Spearin. "Parenting a Child with a Disability: An Examination of Resident and Non-Resident Fathers." Journal of Population Research 25,3 (October 2008): 357-377.
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Spearin, Carrie E. |
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Children and the Union Formation Process: Using the NLSY79 to Examine Relationship Status for Men and Women over the Life Course Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, March 29-31, 2007. Also: http://paa2007.princeton.edu/abstractViewer.aspx?submissionId=70680 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Cohabitation; Family Formation; Family History; Fertility; Gender; Male Sample; Marriage; Modeling, Logit; Parenthood Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Marriage and parenthood in the U.S. have become increasingly decoupled during the 20th century, making children an active part of adult lives not only after marriage but also throughout the union formation process. However, the effect of children may differ significantly for men and women, largely due to the residential status of children. This paper investigates the role of children in union formation processes, focusing on the gender differences associated with the effect of children on the types of unions formed over the life course. Data from NLSY 1979 (1979-2004) are used to estimate a series of multinomial logit approximations of event history models to determine the odds of entering a specific relationship type for each year of a respondent's life. Results show the effect of children is similar in direction for both men and women, but is stronger for men even when child's residential status is taken into account. |
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Spearin, Carrie E. "Children and the Union Formation Process: Using the NLSY79 to Examine Relationship Status for Men and Women over the Life Course." Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, March 29-31, 2007. |
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Spearin, Carrie E. |
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Parents and Partners: The Effect of Children on Men's and Women's Family Formation Processes Over the Life Course in the United States Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Brown University, 2007 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Childbearing; Cohabitation; Family Formation; Marriage; Parents, Single Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Given the rise in nonmarital childbearing, coupled with a retreat from marriage and increasing rates of cohabitation in the U.S. during the second half of the 20th century, it is increasingly important to include the effect of children (both own and partner's) when studying family formation. While prior research has examined the influence of children on women's family formation, few have examined this from a male perspective. This dissertation considers children's impact on both men's and women's choices regarding family living, presenting a dynamic picture of how men and women in different parenting situations form unions as they move from late adolescence to middle adulthood. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 are used to estimate a series of multinomial logit approximations determining the odds of entering a specific relationship type. Results show that biological children have a positive effect for men and women on forming marital and cohabiting unions. However, this effect is greater for men than women, especially when biological children are coresident. Coresidential fathers are significantly more likely to form a marriage, especially if the union being formed is his first, and are less likely to enter into stepparenthood. Coresidential mothers have an increased likelihood of union formation, but there is no difference in union type formed or entering into stepparenthood. Having only nonresident children increases the likelihood of union formation for both men and women, but these results are weaker compared to those for coresident children. There continues to be controversy in the literature regarding the importance of children in marriage and family formation. Some emphasize the potential economic returns of marriage, via specialization, as a leading determinant of union formation choices. Others argue demographic changes have altered the ways individuals select romantic partners. This dissertation finds support fo r the latter. Children no longer deter union formation for parents, and often enhance it, especially among fathers. Overall, men's and women's union formation strategies differ largely because of children, and if the cohort studied proves representative of subsequent cohorts, it is likely that such complex partnering and parenting situations will continue into the future. |
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Spearin, Carrie E. Parents and Partners: The Effect of Children on Men's and Women's Family Formation Processes Over the Life Course in the United States. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Brown University, 2007. |