Carter, Wendy Y. Working paper no. 1996-22 Abstract Social scientists have been concerned with the effect of social origins on educational attainment since the early days of the discipline. One important aspect of social origins that continues to occupy the interest of researchers and the public is the family. The issue of race has also …
Warren, John, Paul LePore, and Robert Mare Working paper no. 1996-23 Abstract In this paper we ask how employment during high school affects students’ grades in mathematics and reading courses. We argue that prior research has been inadequate in three important respects. First, too little attention has been paid to the operationalization of employment in …
Sims, Mario Working paper no. 1996-24 Abstract In this paper, I examine 1960 to 1980 trends in suburbanization and education segregation within the black and white populations of four U.S. metropolitan areas. This analysis provides a test of Wilson’s (1987) social isolation thesis which claims that, during the 1960s and 1970s, middle-class blacks moved out …
Wu, Lawrence L., Andrew J. Cherlin, and Larry Bumpass Working paper no. 1996-25 Abstract In this paper, we argue that entry into first sexual intercourse is a key process mediating the effects of family structure on premarital childbearing. We explicate three ways in which onset of sexual activity can mediate effects of family structure on …
Palloni, Alberto, and Hantamalala Rafalimanana Working paper no. 1996-27
Palloni, Alberto, Hector Perez Brignoli, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 1996-28
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 1996-29
Huang, Min-Hsiung, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 1996-30
Marks, Nadine F., and Diane S. Shinberg Working paper no. 1997-02 Abstract The relative benefits and hazards of noncontraceptive hormone therapy (HT) for aging women remain a controversial medical and social issue. This study examined the lifetime incidence of HT use, how usage varied by surgery status, and the bivariate and net associations between a …
Mare, Robert Working paper no. 1997-03 Abstract Recent commentary has suggested that the relatively high fertility of poorly educated women tends to dampen the average intellectual qualifications of the population. To evaluate this claim requires a model of population growth that takes account of fertility differences among women with varying levels of educational attainment and …