Changing partners: toward a macrostructural-opportunity theory of marital dissolution

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This article examines the demographic aspects of divorce, focusing on how marital dissolution is influenced by local marriage markets and the availability of alternatives to the current spouse. Findings suggest that large marriage markets correspond to higher rates of divorce, as well as when a wife works in a profession that has a higher proportional number of men.

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The geographic context of divorce: do neighborhoods matter?

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Research presented concerns the relationship between neighborhoods, family structure, and marital dissolution. Findings suggest that there is not a causal link between marital instability or divorce and neighborhood socioeconomic status.

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Parenting in context: impact of neighborhood poverty, residential stability, public services, social networks, and danger on parental behaviors

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This article examines the relationship between race, poverty, neighborhood, parenting, and child behavior. Topics include socialization, socioeconomic status, child discipline, and culture.

Behavior, Children, African Americans, Poverty, Parenting, Child behavior, Socialization, African American parents, European Americans

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