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Women's Rising Employment and the Future of the Family in Industrial SocietiesPopulation and Development Review
Vol. 20, No. 2 (Jun., 1994)
, pp. 293-342 (50 pages)
Published By: Population Council
//doi.org/10.2307/2137521
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Abstract
The author critically assesses the theoretical and empirical bases of the popular view that marriage is a declining institution in the United States and that this decline is an inevitable concomitant of the growth of women's economic independence in industrial societies. The independence hypothesis has diverted attention from the demographic impact of the substantial deterioration in men's economic position during the past 20 years. Focusing particularly on Becker's specialization and trading model of the gain to marriage, the author investigates several facets of the theory: the historical fit between the major rises in women's employment and trends in marital and fertility behavior; the extent to which the marital behavior observed in recent years matches the marital behavior predicted by the theory; and the degree to which micro-level empirical research supports the theory. The article concludes that both macro- and micro-level evidence for the theory is weak. It suggests that parental sex-role specialization puts nuclear families at risk because there is rarely more than one specialist of each type in a family. Whereas in past times children's work provided a means of maintaining economic homeostasis over the family cycle and improving the family's living levels, this becomes increasingly impractical with industrialization. A more adaptive family strategy is one where the wife works.
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Founded in 1975, Population and Development Review seeks to advance knowledge of the interrelationships between population and socioeconomic development and provides a forum for discussion of related issues of public policy. Combining readability with scholarship, the journal draws on high-level social science expertise-in economics, anthropology, sociology, and political science-to offer challenging ideas, provocative analysis, and critical insights. Each issue includes a lively collection of book reviews and an archives section that brings to light historical writings with a resonance for contemporary population debate. Supplements to the journal also are available.
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The Population Council conducts research to address critical health and development issues. Our work allows couples to plan their families and chart their futures. We help people avoid HIV infection and access life-saving HIV services. And we empower girls to protect themselves and have a say in their own lives.
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Modern Marriage Law and Its Underlying Assumptions: The New Marriage and the New PropertyFamily Law Quarterly
Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter 1980)
, pp. 441-460 (20 pages)
Published By: American Bar Association
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A scholarly journal designed to keep practitioners current with an analytical view of existing and emerging family law issues, Family Law Quarterly will keep you informed on the year's hot topics, including "Family Law in the Fifty States: Case Digests" and "A Review of the Year in Family Law."
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With nearly 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
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