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Title: World Family Map 2013: Mapping Family Change and Child Well-Being Outcomes

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: The family is a core social institution that occupies a central place in the lives of men, women, and children around the world: It is a source of support, and sometimes an obstacle, to individual and collective achievements; a unit of economic production and consumption; an emotional haven that can sometimes be a source of emotional strain; and a vehicle for extending caregiving and culture across the generations, for better and for worse. Traditionally, the family has been defined as a group of people linked through blood, marriage, or adoption, typically centered on a married couple and their dependents and relatives. However, nontraditional families made up of people linked neither by blood nor by marriage have often existed, and are now found in growing numbers in many regions around the world. Given the centrality of the family to child and adult well-being and the changing dynamics and structure of families today, an urgent need exists to map trends in family life across the globe, with a special focus on the consequences of these trends for children. Enter The World Family Map Project, a new, nonpartisan, nonsectarian initiative from Child Trends, acting in partnership with a number of foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and universities, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Focus Global, and the Social Trends Institute.

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Authors: DeRose, Laurie F.; Cook, Elizabeth; Wilcox, W.Bradford; Scott, Mindy E.; Lippman, Laura H.

Publisher: Social Trends Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Family and Marriage

Countries: Canada, China, Egypt, India, Israel