Reinstitutionalizing Families: Life Course Policy and Marriage in the Military

Lundquist, Jennifer Hickes; Xu, Zhun

doi:10.1111/jomf.12131

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“…What is new is that men's “marriageability” and economic dislocations are now being operationalized in new and sophisticated ways (Gibson‐Davis, Gassman‐Pines, & Lehrman, ; Ishizuka, ; Lichter, Price, & Swigert, Forthcoming). Recent U.S.‐based studies now consider such factors as membership in labor unions (Schneider & Reich, ), military service in the armed forces (Lundquist & Xu, ; Teachman, ), and wealth and other assets, such as having a bank account, home ownership, or a car, and debt (Addo, ; Ishizuka, ; Schneider, ; Vespa & Painter, ). These indicators are directly associated with getting and staying married, but also indirectly linked to marriage in part because they serve as proxies for the regularity and stability of employment and earnings (Schneider, ; Schneider & Reich, ; Vespa & Painter, ).…”

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Cohabitation and Marriage: Complexity and Diversity in Union‐Formation Patterns

Sassler

Lichter

2020

J of Marriage and Family

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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, duration, and sequencing of intimate co‐residential relationships have made the study of traditional marriage far more complex today than in the past. It is now clear that a white, middle‐class, American‐centric research template has become increasingly anachronistic. In this review article, we begin by providing an overview of contemporary theory, empirical approaches, and demographic trends in cohabitation and marriage, focusing primarily on the United States, but also distinguishing the U.S. from patterns found in other high‐income societies, including European countries, Canada, Australia, and in East Asia. We place the spotlight on the causes and consequences of union transitions. We identify the commonalities between cohabitation and marriage, but also key differences that are expressed unevenly across different populations and cultural groups. The rise in nonmarital cohabitation has upended conventional theoretical models and measurement approaches to the study of traditional marriage, complicating matters but also reinvigorating family scholarship on union formation and its implications for partners, children, and society.

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Cohabitation and Marriage: Complexity and Diversity in Union‐Formation Patterns

Sassler

Lichter

2020

J of Marriage and Family

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“…On the other hand, the military setting provides stable employment to populations who face an otherwise poor labor market and offers educational opportunities and healthcare to soldiers and family members [17]. Individuals in the military also have characteristics associated with breastfeeding, such as very high marriage rates [18][19][20]. Notably, military health insurance features a well-child program, which, since 2001, has covered breastfeeding consultation for military families [21].…”

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Do Black–White Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Persist in the Military Community?

Lundquist

Barfield³

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Matern Child Health J

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We conduct a comparative analysis of breastfeeding behavior between military and civilian-affiliated mothers. Our focus is on African American mothers among whom breastfeeding rates are lowest. The military context may mitigate conditions associated with low breastfeeding prevalence by (a) providing stable employment and educational opportunities to populations who face an otherwise poor labor market and (b) providing universal healthcare that includes breastfeeding consultation. Using pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS) data for which we received special permission from each state to flag military affiliation, we analyze civilians and military affiliate in breastfeeding initiation using logistic regression and breastfeeding duration using Cox proportional hazard analysis. We find that breastfeeding is more prevalent among all women in the military setting and that the blackwhite gap in breastfeeding duration common among civilians is significantly reduced among military affiliates. Breastfeeding is a crucial component of maternal and child health and eliminating racial disparities in its prevalence is a public health priority. This study is the first to identify the military as an important institutional context that deserves closer examination to glean potential policy implications for civilian society.

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“…Compared to their more senior counterparts (both mid and senior enlisted and officers), junior enlisted members (E1 through E4) have less influence over the nature of their day-to-day assignments and job responsibilities and less supervisory/ leadership responsibilities for/authority over others (Hamaoka et al, 2014). Many junior enlisted members also struggle with the demands associated with new marriages and young children in the context of military policies that actively encourage members to pursue marriage and parenthood at a young age (Lundquist & Xu, 2014).…”

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