Growing up in a Single Parent Family: The Effect on Education and Earnings of Young Men

Krein, Sheila Fitzgerald

doi:10.2307/584295

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“…2 The lower age limit, 16, excludes those children for whom schooling is compulsory (ages 14-15) except for one state, Mississippi (Information Please Almanac." 1987, 1986. The upper age limit, 20, was imposed by the Census Bureau to include only dependent children in their sample.…”

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“…(For critical reviews, see Ross and Sawhill 1975;Hetherington et al 1983. ) Outcomes that are directly related to long-term socioeconomic well-being may be differences in educational attainment or economic attainment (occupational status and earnings) and the intergenerational transmission of family form (see, for example, Ross and Sawhill 1975;Hetherington 1981;Greenberg and Wolf 1982;Hetherington et al 1983;McLanahan 1983McLanahan , 1985Garfinkel and McLanahan 1986;Hill et al 1986;Krein 1986; Krein and Beller 1988;McLanahan and Bumpass 1988).…”

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“…Educational success is a strong predictor of adult outcomes, including both economic attainment and marital stability (Becker 1975;Krein 1986;Hill et al 1986;Garfinkel and McLanahan 1986). Previous studies have shown that children living in female-headed families attain less education than those in two-parent families (e.g., Blau and Duncan 1967;Freeman 1974;Featherman and Hauser 1978;Shaw 1982;Hetherington et al 1983;McLanahan 1983McLanahan , 1985Krein and Belier 1988).…”

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Family structure and educational attainment of children

Beller

Chung²

1992

J Popul Econ

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"This study explores how remarriage alters the effect of living in a female-headed family on children's educational attainment. The analysis is based upon data from a mother/child extract taken from the 1984 March/April Match file of the [U.S.] Current Population Survey. Ordinary least squares regression analysis and logit analysis are used. The results are mixed. While remarriage mitigates the negative effects of single-parent family living on years of school completed and the probability of high school graduation, it exacerbates these effects on the probability of entering college by ages 18-20 years, especially for boys. Thus, while remarriage increases income and reduces time pressures compared to single-parent family living, the presence of a stepfather appears to complicate the college entrance decision."

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Family structure and educational attainment of children

Beller

Chung²

1992

J Popul Econ

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“…There is some early United States research supporting the "early is worse" proposition from the 1980s (Krein 1986;Krein and Beller 1988). Krein and Beller find the effect on years of completed schooling is strongest during early childhood, increases with amount of exposure and is larger for boys than girls.…”

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Child Well-Being and Sole-Parent Family Structure in the OECD

Chapple

2009

OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers

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“…The most important difference is that convicted child sexual abusers are more likely to have lived in a single parent home as a child. It is not clear if this is important or spurious, as growing up in a single family might mean someone is less likely to go to college (Krein, 1986).…”

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Estimating Age: College Males Versus Convicted Male Child Sex Offenders

Marsh¹,

Romero²,

Patrick³

2013

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Two samples, male college students and convicted male child sex offenders, are compared on their abilities to accurately estimate the age group of a series of photographs of a sole female ranging in age from 11 to 29. Both samples tend to overestimate the age group of the subject photos, and no significant difference was found between college students and convicted child sex offenders in their ability to estimate the age of females. Both groups are compared demographically, and only limited differences were found. The implications are discussed in regard to theory and prevention of child sexual abuse.

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Growing up in a Single Parent Family: The Effect on Education and Earnings of Young Men

Cited by 47 publications

References 11 publications

Family structure and educational attainment of children

Family structure and educational attainment of children

Child Well-Being and Sole-Parent Family Structure in the OECD

Estimating Age: College Males Versus Convicted Male Child Sex Offenders

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