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I. OPENING REMARKS
II. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-ITS EFFECT ON WOMEN
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-YES!"
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-NO!
III. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-THE ROLE OF WOMEN
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-YES!"
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-NO!"
IV. FERTILITY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Reducing Fertility in the Third World?"
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Restoring Fertility in the First World?"
Tyson Schoelzel
V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
II. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-ITS EFFECT ON WOMEN
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-YES!"
David Popenoe, "American Family Decline, 1960-1990: A Review and Appraisal" in Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 55, No. 3, August 1993, pp. 527-542.
Judith Stacey, "Good Riddance to "The Family": A Response to David Popenoe" in Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 55, No. 3, August 1993, pp. 545-547.
Judith Bruce, "The Economics of Motherhood", in Families in Focus: New Perspectives on Mothers, Fathers and Children, Judith Bruce, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Ann Leonard (editors) Population Council, New York, 1992, Chapter 2, pp. 25-48.
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-NO!"
Pamela J. Smock, "The Economic Costs of Marital Disruption for Young Women Over the Past Two Decades", Demography, Vol. 30, No. 3, August 1993, pp. 353-372.
Richard V. Burkhauser, Gregg J. Duncan, Richard Hauser and Roland Berntsen, "Wife or Frau, Women Do Worse: A Comparison of Men and Women in the United States and Germany Following Marital Dissolution", Demography, Vol. 28, No. 3, August 1991.
Jeffrey S. Gray, "The Economic Impact of Divorce Law Reform", in Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 15, June 1996, pp. 275-296.
Saul D. Hoffmann and E. Michael Foster, "Economic Correlates of Nonmarital Childbearing Among Adult Women", Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 29, No. 3, May/June 1997, pp. 137-140.
Matthias Staat and Gerhard Wagenhals; "Lone Mothers: A Review", Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 9, 1996, pp. 131-140.
III. THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY-THE ROLE OF WOMEN
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-YES!"
James P. Smith and Michael Ward, "Women in the Labor Market and in the Family" in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1989, pp. 9-23.
Steven Ruggles, "The Rise of Divorce and Separation in the United States, 1880-1990." in Demography, Volume 34, Number 4, November 1997, pp. 455-466.
Jessie M. Tzeng and Robert D. Mare, "Labor Market and Socioeconomic Effects on Marital Stability", in Social Science Research, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 1995, pp. 329-351.
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-NO!"
Valerie Kincaid Oppenheimer, "Women's Rising Employment and the Future of the Family in Industrial Societies" in Population and Development Review, Volume 20, Number 2, June 1994, pp. 293-342.
Valerie Kincaid Oppenheimer, Matthijis Kalmijn and Nelson Lim, "Men's Career Development and Marriage Timing During a Period of Rising Inequality" in Demography, Volume 34, No. 3, August 1997, pp. 311-330.
Elaine McCrate, "Accounting for the Slowdown in the Divorce Rate in the 1980s: A Bargaining Perspective", Review of Social Economy, Vol. 50, Winter 1992, pp. 404-419.
IV. WOMEN'S STATUS AND FERTILITY TRENDS
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Reducing Fertility in the Third World?"
Sousan Abadian, "Women's Autonomy and Its Impact on Fertility", in World Development, Vol.24, No. 12, December 1996, pp. 1793-1809.
A. Dharmalingam and S. Philip Morgan, "Women's Work, Autonomy and Birth Control: Evidence From Two South Indian Villages", in Population Studies, Vol. 50, No. 2, July 1996, pp. 187-202.
Alaka Malwade Basu, "The 'Politicization' of Fertility to Achieve Non-Demographic Objectives, in Population Studies, Vol. 51, No. 1, March 1997, pp. 5-18.
Peter McDonald, "Gender Equity in Theories of Fertility Transition", in Population and Development Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, September 2000, pp. 427-439.
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Restoring Fertility in the First World?"*
Eva M. Bernhardt, "Changing Family Ties, Women's Position and Low Fertility", in Women's Position and Demographic Change, edited by Nora Federici, Karen Mason and S. Sogner, Clarendon Press, Oxford England 1993, pp. 80-103.
Shigemi Kono, "Relationship Between Women's Economic Activity and Fertility and Child Care in Low-Fertility Countries", paper presented at the Expert Group Meeting on Population and Women, Gabarone, 22-26 June 1992, United Nations, New York 1992.
* The following paper is not assigned as a basis for the discussion paper; but it is strongly recommended to anyone who wishes to write a long paper on this topic.
Diane J. Macunovich, "Relative Income and Price of Time: Exploring their Effects on US Fertility and Labor Force Participation", in Population and Development Review, Vol. 22 Issue Supplement: Fertility in the United States: New Patterns, New Theories, 1996, pp. 223-257.
Do unexpected improvements in the incomes of wives lead to divorce?
Weiss, Yoram and Robert J. Willis, "Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution" in the Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 15, No. 1, part 2, 1997, pp. S293-S329.
Are women particularly vulnerable to poverty?
Marcoux, Alain, "The Feminization of Poverty: Claims, Facts, and Data Needs", in Population and Development Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, March 1998, pp. 131-139.
Does urbanization impose greater burdens on women?
Tinker, Irene, "Family Survival in an Urbanizing World", in the Review of Social Economy, Vol. 45, No. 2, Summer 1997, pp. 251-260.
Can societies achieve gender equality and still maintain adequate levels of fertility?
Joshi, Heather, "The Opportunity Costs of Childbearing; More than Mother's Business", in the Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 11, 1998, pp. 161-183.
Does childbearing reduce women's incomes?
Waldfogel, Jane, "Understanding the 'Family Gap' in Pay for Women with Children" in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 12, No. 1, Winter 1998, pp. 137-156.
II. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-ITS EFFECT ON WOMEN
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-YES!"
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-NO!"
III. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-THE ROLE OF WOMEN
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-YES!"
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-NO!"
IV. FERTILITY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Reducing Fertility in the Third World?"
"Is Improving the Status of Women the Key to Restoring Fertility in the First World?"
II. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-ITS EFFECT ON WOMEN
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-YES!", by Ave Withers
"Is the Decline of the Family Good for Women?-NO!", by Courtney Lane
III. THE DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-THE ROLE OF WOMEN
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-YES!", by Katherine Simpson
"Is Women's Employment Destroying the American Family?-NO!", by Ellen Rodman
IV. FERTILITY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN