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The Social Psychology of Contraception and Prophylaxis: What We Already Know About Using Condoms

Thomas, ElizabethWorking paper no. 1987-45

Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation

Wu, Lawrence, and Elizabeth ThomsonWorking paper no. 1995-26 Abstract In this paper, we examine effects of family structure on age at entry into first sexual intercourse prior to marriage for recent cohorts of women. Previous research on the link age between family structure and sexual initiation has employed relatively crude measures of family structure, typically …

Stepfamilies and Childbearing Desires in Europe

Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-09 Abstract Increases in union stability and non-union childbearing during the latter half of the 20th century produced substantial increases in the prevalence of stepfamilies, most of which are formed during the partners’ childbearing years. Recent analyses of stepfamily fertility in a limited number of European countries and the United …

Partnerships and Parenthood: A Comparative View of Cohabitation, Marriage and Childbearing

Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-18