Promises They Can Keep: Low-Income Women's Attitudes toward Motherhood, Marriage, and Divorce

Autor/inn/en	Cherlin, Andrew; Cross-Barnet, Caitlin; Burton, Linda M.; Garrett-Peters, Raymond
Titel	Promises They Can Keep: Low-Income Women's Attitudes toward Motherhood, Marriage, and Divorce
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 70 (2008) 4, S.919-933 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00536.x
Schlagwörter	Divorce; Mothers; Low Income Groups; Females; Pregnancy; Marriage; Mother Attitudes; Unwed Mothers; Illinois; Massachusetts; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehescheidung; Mother; Mutter; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schwangerschaft; Ehe; Mutterliebe; Unverheiratete Mutter; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Using data on low-income mothers in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, we test three propositions regarding mothers' attitudes toward childbearing, marriage, and divorce. These are drawn from K. Edin and M. J. Kefalas (2005) but have also arisen in other recent studies. We find strong support for the proposition that childbearing outside of marriage carries little stigma, limited support for the proposition that women prefer to have children well before marrying, and almost no support for the proposition that women hesitate to marry because they fear divorce. We suggest that mothers' attitudes and preferences in these three domains do not support the long delay between childbearing and marriage that has been noted in the literature. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10