MPC Member Publications

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Title: Patriarchy, Power, and Pay: The Transformation of American Families, 1800–2015

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2015

ISSN: 0070-3370

DOI: 10.1007/s13524-015-0440-z

PMID: 26511502

Abstract: This article proposes explanations for the transformation of American families over the past two centuries. I describe the impact on families of the rise of male wage labor beginning in the nineteenth century and the rise of female wage labor in the twentieth century. I then examine the effects of decline in wage labor opportunities for young men and women during the past four decades. I present new estimates of a precipitous decline in the relative income of young men and assess its implications for the decline for marriage. Finally, I discuss explanations for the deterioration of economic opportunity and speculate on the impact of technological change on the future of work and families.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26511502

Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC5068828

Url: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13524-015-0440-z

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Authors: Ruggles, Steven J

Periodical (Full): Demography

Issue: 6

Volume: 52

Pages: 1797-1823

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