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Sociology 120 with Elwert at University of Wisconsin - Madison
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By: Hannah Munson
Textbook:
Public and Private Families: An Introduction
Created: 2012-05-09
Size: 36 flashcards
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LFP 48-2000
W: Increase
M: Decrease
Civilian: Increase
Mother LFP
Increased both among mothers with kids under and over 6
25-34 Year olds who completed 4 years of college
Women increasing
Employed mothers spend ___ less time w/ kids
15%
1965 vs. 1998 time w/ kids (MOM)
Primary: 1.5 vs. 1.7
Primary and Secondary: 2.2 vs. 2.8
Any activity: 3.3 vs. 5.5
1965 vs. 1998 Dad's time w/ kids
Primary: 0.4 vs. 1.0
Primary and Secondary: 0.7 vs. 1.3
Any activity: 2.8 vs. 3.8
1965 vs. 1998 Fathers to Mothers Ratio of hours w/ kids
Primary: 0.24 vs. 0.55
Primary or Secondary: 0.30 vs. 0.45
Any: 0.54 vs. 0.65
___ Since 65 in housework for both employed non-employed mothers
Decline
Trends in mother's median age 1960-2000
High Ed: Increasing
Low/Middle Ed: Increasing till 90 now steady
Trends in mother's employment 1960-2000
Increase in all ed. The higher the ed the higher the employment
Trends in single motherhood 60-2000
High Ed: Decrease
Mid: Increase
Low: Drastic Increase
Trends in divorce during first 10 years
Declining for all ed groups
Trends in father involvement
upwards
Trends in median family income
Big increase for high ed
Steady for middle and low
Increase in life expectancy 1900, 1950, 2007
All: 55, 69, 78
WM: 48, 67, 76
WW: 56, 73, 80
BM: 43, 61, 70
BW: 44, 64, 77
___ in LFP among 55 and older
increase
Elderly poverty and SS expenditures per capita vary ____
inversely
Divorce rate/1000
1860: 2/1000
Mid 60s-80s: Divorce revolution
1980: 23/1000 PEAK
2002: 18/1000
Since 1970s more marriages end in...
Divorce than death
Divorce Group Trends
Less Ed: Rising
College Ed: Falling
Blacks/Hispanics: Higher
Asians: Lower
Catholics vs. Protestants: No difference
Actual divorce rate and counterfactual divorce rate if there had been no no-fault divorce laws
Rise until 80 and declining since
Kids of divorce vs. Not of divorce
Drop out of HS: 29% vs. 13%
Do not drop out: 7/10 vs. 9/10
Post divorce differences already exist pre-divorce
Selection
___ finds moderate differences due to causation
Kim 2011
Remarriage
9/10 remarriages follow divorce rather than death
40% remarry within 5 years
60% repartner within 5 years
Proportions of divorced persons who remarry
70: 86%M 80% W
80: 83%M 78% W
88: 78% M 72% W
95: 78% M 69% W
Average duration until remarriage in years
70: 0.9M 1.6W
80: 1.4M 1.6 W
88: 2.4M 1.7 W
95: 2.8M 2.4 W
Rise in cohabitation more than offsets_____
Decline in remarriage
Men w/in 5 years
70: 54% remarried 67% union
85: 45% remarried 70% union
Women w/in 5 years
70: 46% remarried 52% union
85: 38% remarried 56% union
Remarriage by Race
50% White
30% Hispanic
20% Black
Same Sex Marriage Public Polls since 88
Favor: Increasing
Opposition: Decreasing
Fertility ____ everywhere
Decreased
Extramarital Births increased everywhere except
Greece
US ~40% and rising
1990: Fall of communism rise of Poland/Italy
Age at first birth and post-materialism
Rising worldwide
Average Welfare Check
Climaxed at $230 in 75
Declining till today around $150
About this deck
By: Hannah Munson
Textbook: Public and Private Families: An Introduction
Created: 2012-05-09
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 12
Textbook:
Public and Private Families: An IntroductionCreated: 2012-05-09
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 12
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