Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR)

U.S. Women’s First Family-Forming Transitions to Cohabitation or Birth: Differences by Racial and Socioeconomic Disadvantage Challenge the Theory of the Second Demographic Transition - Population Rese... Which do U.S. women do first—cohabit, have a birth, or marry? At what age do they experience this first family-forming event? How do these patterns differ by race, socioeconomic background, and their ...

🚨New Publication🚨

In the August Issue of #PRPR, England & Xu present evidence that challenges the applicability of Second Demographic Transition theory to the U.S.—where disadvantage predicts cohabitation and non-marital births.

Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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The official journal of @sda-demography.bsky.social, PRPR publishes research of interest to demographers, population scientists, and those working in adjacent fields.

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