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Title: A Century (PLUS) of Parenthood: Changes in Living with Children, 1880-1990

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2001

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Abstract: This paper summarizes the broad foundations of the changing nature of parenthood by examining trends in coresidence with children under age 15. Our study uses data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples (IPUMS) to provide a portrait of demographic parenthood in the US over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In describing changes in parenthood over the past 110 years, we distinguish between those living with own children and those living with other children. We focus in particular on changes in gender patterns of coresidential parenthood and changes in the likelihood that divorced men and women live with children. We also examine the impact of the baby boom on parenting. Our findings support a recasting of ongoing discussions of the parental roles of American men and women by shifting the historical demographic focus from biological transitions to the social aspects of parenting.

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Authors: Bures, Regina; Hogan, Dennis; Goldscheider, Frances K.

Periodical (Full): History of the Family

Issue: 4

Volume: 6

Pages: 477-494

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage

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