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Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers.

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Seltzer, JA; Bachrach, CA; Bianchi, SM; Bledsoe, CH; Casper, LM; Chase-Lansdale, PL; Diprete, TA; Hotz, VJ; Morgan, SP; Sanders, SG; Thomas, D
Published in: Journal of marriage and the family
November 2005

Twenty years ago, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) issued a request for proposals that resulted in the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), a unique survey valuable to a wide range of family scholars. This paper describes the efforts of an interdisciplinary group of family demographers to build on the progress enabled by the NSFH and many other theoretical and methodological innovations. Our work, also supported by NICHD, will develop plans for research and data collection to address the central question of what causes family change and variation. We outline the group's initial assessments of orienting frameworks, key aspects of family life to study, and theoretical and methodological challenges for research on family change. Finally, we invite family scholars to follow our progress and to help develop this shared public good.

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Published In

Journal of marriage and the family

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EISSN

1741-3737

ISSN

0022-2445

Publication Date

November 2005

Volume

67

Issue

4

Start / End Page

908 / 925

Related Subject Headings

  • Family Studies
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1603 Demography
 

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Seltzer, J. A., Bachrach, C. A., Bianchi, S. M., Bledsoe, C. H., Casper, L. M., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., … Thomas, D. (2005). Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(4), 908–925. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00183.x
Seltzer, Judith A., Christine A. Bachrach, Suzanne M. Bianchi, Caroline H. Bledsoe, Lynne M. Casper, P Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Thomas A. Diprete, et al. “Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers.Journal of Marriage and the Family 67, no. 4 (November 2005): 908–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00183.x.
Seltzer JA, Bachrach CA, Bianchi SM, Bledsoe CH, Casper LM, Chase-Lansdale PL, et al. Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers. Journal of marriage and the family. 2005 Nov;67(4):908–25.
Seltzer, Judith A., et al. “Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers.Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 67, no. 4, Nov. 2005, pp. 908–25. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00183.x.
Seltzer JA, Bachrach CA, Bianchi SM, Bledsoe CH, Casper LM, Chase-Lansdale PL, Diprete TA, Hotz VJ, Morgan SP, Sanders SG, Thomas D. Explaining Family Change and Variation: Challenges for Family Demographers. Journal of marriage and the family. 2005 Nov;67(4):908–925.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of marriage and the family

DOI

EISSN

1741-3737

ISSN

0022-2445

Publication Date

November 2005

Volume

67

Issue

4

Start / End Page

908 / 925

Related Subject Headings

  • Family Studies
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1603 Demography