PRI Working Papers
by R Oropesa
93-10 Marriage Markets and First Marriage Transitions: A Comparison of Mexican-Americans, African-Americans and Anglos By: R. S. Oropesa, Daniel T. Lichter and Robert A. Anderson
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. , D.T. Lichter and R.N. Anderson (1994). "Marriage Markets and the Paradox of Mexican American Nuptiality." Journal of Marriage & the Family 56(4):889-907. |Journal Home Page|
94-20 The Status of Women in Mexico: An Analysis of Marital Power Dynamics By: R.S. Oropesa and Dennis Hogan
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. (1997). "Development and Marital Power in Mexico." Social Forces 75(4):1291-1318. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|
94-23 The Internalization of Marriage and Cohabitation Norms: A Comparison of Non-Hispanic Whites, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans By: R.S. Oropesa
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. (1996). "Normative Beliefs About Marriage and Cohabitation: A Comparison of Non-Latino Whites, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans." Journal of Marriage & the Family 58(1):49-62. |Journal Home Page|
95-01R Immigrant Legacies: The Socioeconomic Circumstances of Children by Ethnicity and Generation in the United States (Revised version, April 1995) By: R.S. Oropesa and Nancy S. Landale
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. and N.S. Landale (1997). "Immigrant Legacies: Ethnicity, Generation, and Children's Familial and Economic Lives." Social Science Quarterly 78(2):399-416. |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|
97-07 Migration and Child Poverty among Puerto Ricans: A Mainland-Island Comparison By: R. S. Oropesa and Nancy S. Landale
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. and N.S. Landale (2000). "From Austerity to Prosperity? Migration and Child Poverty among Mainland and Island Puerto Ricans." Demography 37(3):323-338. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|
97-09 Schooling, Work and Idleness among Mexican and Non-Latino White Adolescents By: Nancy S. Landale, R. S. Oropesa and Daniel Llanes
Published As: Landale, N.S. , R.S. Oropesa and D. Llanes (1998). "Schooling, Work, and Idleness among Mexican and Non-Latino White Adolescents." Social Science Research 27(4):457-480. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|
01-06 Nonresponse in Maternal-Infant Health Surveys of "Rare" and "Not-So-Rare" Latino Populations: Findings from a Study of Mainland and Island Puerto Ricans By: R.S. Oropesa and Nancy S. Landale
Published As: Oropesa, R.S. and N.S. Landale (2002). "Nonresponse in Follow-Back Surveys of Ethnic Minority Groups: An Analysis of the Puerto Rican Maternal and Infant Health Study." Maternal and Child Health Journal 6(1):49-58. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|
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