Fertility of Single and Cohabiting Women

Lawrence L. Wu

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.31073-X

Fertility of Single and Cohabiting Women

Lawrence L. Wu

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This article provides an overview of current theory and empirical research on the fertility of single or cohabiting parents, with particular emphasis on research in the fields of demography, economics, history, and sociology. Topics covered include: historical shifts in usage concerning the terms employed to refer to these behaviors; measurement issues that arise in the study of nonmarital fertility; demographic trends; functionalist, historical, and policy literatures; empirical research to date on the socioeconomic determinants, including within-country and cross-national variation in the association between nonmarital fertility and socioeconomically disadvantage; consequences for women and children; and the continuing conceptual and theoretical challenges posed by the study of nonmarital fertility.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	13-18
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.31073-X
State	Published - Mar 26 2015

Keywords

Children
Cohabitation
Contraception
Family structure and instability
Fertility
Historical family change
Marriage
Poverty and social disadvantage
Pregnancy resolution
Sexual activity
Single mothers
Unmarried parents

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

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