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96-01     Poverty and the Marital Behavior of Young Women By: Diane K. McLaughlin and Daniel T. Lichter

Published As: McLaughlin, D.K. and D.T. Lichter (1997). "Poverty and the Marital Behavior of Young Women." Journal of Marriage & the Family 59(3):582-594. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

96-02     Inequality in Men's Mortality: The SES Gradient and Geographic Context By: Mark D. Hayward, Amy M. Pienta, and Diane K. McLaughlin

Published As: Hayward, M.D. , A.M. Pienta and D.K. McLaughlin (1997). "Inequality in Men's Mortality: The SES Gradient and Geographic Context." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 38(4):313-330. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

96-03     Gender Differences in the Impact of Parental Pressure for Grandchildren on Young People's Entry into Cohabitation and Marriage By: Jennifer S. Barber and William G. Axinn

Published As: Barber, J.S. and W.G. Axinn (1998). "The Impact of Parental Pressure for Grandchildren on Young People's Entry into Cohabitation and Marriage." Population Studies 52(2):129-144. |Journal Home Page|

96-04     Social Change, Ideology, and Migration Intentions By: Dumitru Sandu (University of Bucharest) and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Sandu, D. and G.F. De Jong (1998). "Political Change, Ideology, and Migration Intentions." Romanian Journal of Sociology 9(2).

96-05     Living Arrangements among Native American Elders: Cultural Persistence and Structural Differentiation By: Kristen N. Robinson and Dennis P. Hogan (Brown University)

96-06     Other People's Parents: Contextual Effects of Single-Parenthood on Children's Academic Achievement By: Suet-ling Pong

Published As: Pong, S. (1997). "Family Structure, School Context, and Student Achievement." Journal of Marriage & the Family 59(3):734-746. |Journal Home Page|

96-07     Welfare and the Rise in Female-Headed Families By: Daniel T. Lichter, Diane K. McLaughlin, and David C. Ribar (George Washington University)

Published As: Lichter, D.T. , D.K. McLaughlin and D.C. Ribar (1997). "Welfare and the Rise in Female-Headed Families." American Journal of Sociology 103(1):112-143. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

96-08     Family Change and School Dropout: The Role of Income Change By: Suet-ling Pong and Dong Beom Ju

Published As: Pong, S. and D. Ju (2000). "The Effects of Change in Family Structure and Income on Dropping Out of Middle and High School." Journal of Family Issues 21(2):147-169. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

96-09     In Search of the New Second Generation: The Implications of Alternative Operational Strategies for Understanding Children's Acquisition of English By: R. S. Oropesa and Nancy S. Landale

Published As: Oropesa, R.S. and N.S. Landale (1997). "In Search of the New Second Generation: Strategies for Identifying Second-Generation Children and Understanding Their Acquisition of English." Sociological Perspectives 40(3):429-455. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

96-10     School-Based Program Assistance to Adolescent Mothers: Transferring Benefits from Mothers to Their Children By: Deborah Graefe

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