Continuity & change in the American family / (Record no. 111298)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 010608s2002 caua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0761920099 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780761920090 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | SDU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HQ536 |
| Item number | C342 C 2002 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Casper, Lynne M. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Continuity & change in the American family / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Lynne M. Casper and Suzanne M. Bianchi. |
| 246 3# - Varying Form of Title | |
| Varying Form of Title | Continuity and change in the American family |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sage Publications, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 370 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 0# - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | Is the American family in decline? A note on the demographic approach to studying families. Theoretical frameworks in family demography. Demographic transition theory. The life course perspective and family demography. Economic theories of the family. A note on data and family terminology. Choice of topics and organization of this volume -- Changing families in a changing society. A changing society. A changing economy. Changing norms of family life. An older society. Changing households and families. What is happening to the two-parent family? Racial differences in household and family structure. Delayed marriage and living arrangements of young adults. Cohabitation. Marriage, divorce, and remarriage. Childbearing. Living arrangements of the elderly. Intergenerational ties and multigenerational living. Conclusion -- Cohabitation. Who cohabits and how has this changed over time? A note on gay and lesbian cohabiting-couple households. Cohabitation and marriage. Are cohabiting and married individuals becoming more alike? Cohabitation and single life. Different purposes, different cohabitors. Race and the meaning of cohabitation. Premarital cohabitation and risk of divorce. Conclusion -- Childbearing / by Martin O'Connell. Entering motherhood : childbearing among cohorts of women. Number of children and childlessness. Generational differences in childbearing. Nonmarital childbearing. Employment patterns before and after pregnancy. Birth expectations. Fertility in men's lives. Conclusion -- Single-mother families. Who is a single mother? Trends in single motherhood. Cohabitation andsingle-parenting. Cohort change in lifetime experience of single-mothering. Changing socioeconomic characteristics of single mothers. Variation among single mothers. Single mothers and welfare reform. Conclusion -- Fathering. Beliefs about father involvement : ideals and realities. Declining fatherhood : long-term trends in men's coresidential. Parenting. Lifetime estimates of parenthood. Father-only families and cohabitation. Characteristics of single and married fathers. Child custody. Contact between nonresident fathers and their children. Child support among nonresident fathers. Married fathers' time and activities with children. Fathers' and mothers' views on father involvement. Conclusion -- Grandparenting. How has grandparenthood changed over the years? Grandparenting. Grandparenting and single-parenting. Multigenerational families with grandparents. Heterogeneity in multigenerational families with grandparents. Characteristics of grandparents in multigenerational families. The economic well-being of grandparents in multigenerational families. Racial differences in multigenerational families with grandparents. The economic well-being of grandchildren in multigenerational families. Conclusion -- Child care. Growth in non-parental child care. How do parents choose child care? Accessibility. Affordability. Quality. Complexity of child care arrangements. Preschool-age children. School-age children. The importance of enrichment activities. Latchkey kids. Child care and child well-being. Conclusion -- Child well-being. Changing numbers of U.S. children. A transformation of family life. Foster children and adopted children. Children in gay and lesbian. |
| 505 0# - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | HKBU Library |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Families |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
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| Topical term | Social change |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bianchi, Suzanne M. |
| 900 ## - Accession Number | |
| Accession Number | = C.1 SDU |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
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| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Available for Loans | General Books | MATRIX Library | MATRIX Library | General Eng/FL.3 | 19/08/2025 | Donation | HQ536 C342 C 2002 | 1000377044 | 19/08/2025 | C.1 | 19/08/2025 | English Books |

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