| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 497 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction. Playing catch-up: improving data and measures for family research / Lynne M. Casper, Sandra L. Hofferth -- Part II: Marriage and cohabitation. Measuring cohabitation: Does how, when, and who you ask matter? / Jean Tansey Knab, Sara McLanahan -- Measuring cohabitation in Add Health / Michael S. Pollard, Kathleen Mullan Harris -- Studying marriage and commitment with survey data / Paul R. Amato -- Conceptualizing and measuring marital virtues / Alan J. Hawkins, Blaine J. Fowers, Jason S. Carroll, Chongming Yang -- Assessing couple and marital relationships: beyond form and toward a deeper knowledge of function / Scott M. Stanley -- Developing measures of healthy marriages and relationships / Kristin A. Moore, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew, Susan Jekielek, Lina Guzman, Suzanne Ryan, Zakia Redd, Jennifer Carrano, Greg Matthews -- Part III: Separation and divorce. Measuring separation and divorce / Larry Bumpass, Kelly Raley -- The visible hand: editing marital history data from census bureau surveys / Martin O'Connell -- Part IV: Household composition and family relationships. Mapping children's living arrangements with a relationship matrix / Peter D. Brandon -- Is single-parent family a misnomer misdirecting research and policies? / Martha Hill, Paul Callister -- Cohabitation and measurement of family trajectories / Wendy D. Manning, Ron E. Bulanda -- Measuring poverty with different units of analysis / John Iceland -- Measuring gay and lesbian couples / Gary J. Gates, Randall Sell -- Including the military and incarcerated in surveys of families / William D. Mosher -- Part V: Becoming a father. Male relationship and fertility data in the NLSY / Frank L. Mott, Dawn S. Hurst, Thomas Gryn -- Counting dads: improving estimates of teen fatherhood / Scott Boggess, Gladys Martinez, Carolyn Bradner Jasik, Laura Duberstein Lindberg -- Qualitative insights for studying male fertility / William Marsiglio -- Taking stock: Do surveys of men's fertility deliver? / Christine Bachrach -- Part VI: Fathers and fathering. Resident father involvement and social fathering / Sandra L. Hofferth, Natasha Cabrera, Marcia Carlson, Rebekah Levine Coley, Randal Day, Holly Schindler -- Measuring contact between children and nonresident fathers / Laura Argys, Elizabeth Peters, Steven Cook, Steven Garasky, Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Elaine Sorensen -- Measuring support to children by nonresident fathers / Steven Garasky, Elizabeth Peters, Laura Argys, Steven Cook, Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Elaine Sorensen -- Part VII: Conclusion. Progress made, gaps remain: final observations / Sandra L. Hofferth, Lynne M. Casper |
| Summary |
"This authoritative volume provides a blueprint for addressing some of the most important measurement issues in family research, and it points out potential pitfalls for researchers and students who may not be familiar with data quality issues."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Based on a conference held in Bethesda, Md. in Nov. 2003 on "Measurement Issues in Family Demography." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-467) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Families -- Research -- Methodology -- Congresses
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Family life surveys -- Methodology -- Congresses
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Family demography -- United States -- Congresses
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Family demography -- United States -- Congresses
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Alternative Family.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Reference.
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Families -- Research -- Methodology
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Family demography
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Family life surveys -- Methodology
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United States
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proceedings (reports)
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handbooks.
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Actes de congrès.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hofferth, Sandra L
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Casper, Lynne M
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| ISBN |
9781134814381 |
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1134814380 |
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9780203759622 |
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0203759621 |
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9780415648219 |
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0415648211 |
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