Effects of Family Structure on the Earnings Process: Differences by Gender.

Powell, Mary Ann; Parcel, Toby L.

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ERIC Number: EJ559319

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Publication Date: 1997

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Effects of Family Structure on the Earnings Process: Differences by Gender.

Powell, Mary Ann; Parcel, Toby L.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v59 n2 p419-33 May 1997

Compares adults raised in an original, two-parent family to those raised in other family structures. Results, based on 3,523 individuals, suggest that both men and women from original two-parent families earn more, on average, than those from other family structures. Family structure also rendered different effects by gender. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adults, Cohort Analysis, Divorce, Family Structure, Longitudinal Studies, Nuclear Family, Parent Influence, Salaries, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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