This article reviews key developments in the past decade of research on divorce,
repartnering, and stepfamilies. Divorce rates are declining overall, but they remain high and …

The authors review demographic trends and research on families in the United States, with a
special focus on the past decade. They consider the following several topics:(a) marriage …

Nonmarital cohabitation and marriage are now fundamentally linked, a fact that is routinely
reflected in current research on union formation. Unprecedented changes in the timing …

The publication offers information on the US population as of December 2015. Topics
covered include an steady increase in the number of people ages 65 and older since the …

Due to extended transitions to adulthood and declining marital rates, bonds between adults
and parents have grown increasingly salient in individuals' lives. This review organizes …

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 …

We study the link between market forces, cross-sectional inequality, and intergenerational
mobility. Emphasizing complementarities in the production of human capital, we show that …

Older adults are at the forefront of family change as a declining share experiences lifelong
marriage and rates of cohabitation and divorce in later life continue to rise. The goal of this …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 29 (3) of Journal of
Family Psychology (see record 2015-24732-002). The link to supplemental materials …

Objective This study offers a new approach to analyzing life course inequalities and applies
it to the link between divorce and poverty. Background Previous research has suggested …