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- Title
Willingness to Stepparent.
- Authors
Goldscheider, Frances; Kaufman, Gayle
- Abstract
Marriage markets have become increasingly filled with those who already have children, which may discourage marriage. Research has generally failed to assess the role of prospective stepchildren in new union formation, particularly from the point of view of the men who might become their stepfathers. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), the authors examine willingness to marry someone who already has children as well as partners who have been previously married, are of a different religion or race, or are unlikely to hold a steady job. The most consistent determinants of attitudes toward stepparenthood are related to exposure to and/or approval of other nontraditional families, particularly the experience of own parenthood. This suggests that these unions could become more common in the future.
- Subjects
UNITED States; STEPFAMILIES; STEPFATHERS; STEPPARENTS; PARENTING; REMARRIAGE; FAMILY relations; PARENT-child relationships; STEPCHILDREN; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 2006, Vol 27, Issue 10, p1415
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0192513X06289646