Are all dads equal? Biology versus marriage as a basis for paternal investment

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This article examines the level of paternal investment among residential fathers in married biological parent, unmarried biological parent, married stepparent, and cohabiting father families. The authors, analyzing results from interviews, conclude biology is not as significant a factor in paternal investment among fathers as was assumed, and marriage is most influential in parental investment.

Father and child, Father-child relations, Stepfathers

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Union formation among men in the U.S.: does having prior children matter?

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This article examines the influence having children from a previous relationship has on men when entering into a marital or cohabitating union. The authors, analzying data from the National Survey of Families and Households, found that neither resident or nonresident children affected men's chances of entering a marriage, but nonresident children had a positive effect on cohabitation.

Children, Influence, Fathers, Marriage, Cohabitation

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Private support and public assistance for immigrant families

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This article examines the social and economic networks of immigrants. The author, focusing on immigrants' access to private support and public assistance, maintains immigrants have less access to private support than natives, and the greater the coethnic contact the better access to private support, however, coethnic contact does not increase access to public assistance.

Immigrants, Economic aspects, Social networks

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