Poster Session 2: Union Formation and Dissolution and Parents' Living Arrangements

Thursday, Apr 1 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Constitution Ballroom 2nd Floor

1.	Legal Registration of Marriage in Bangladesh: An Intervention to Strengthen Women's Economic and Social Position and Protect Them against Domestic Violence?  •   Lisa M. Bates, Harvard University; Farzana Islam, Jahangirnagar University; Md. Khairul Islam, Plan International

2.	Children and the Stability of Cohabiting Couples  •   Pascale Beaupré, Statistics Canada; Pierre Turcotte, Statistics Canada

3.	Literacy, Numeracy, and Household Economic Well-Being in Ghana  •   Niels-Hugo Blunch, World Bank Group and George Washington University

4.	Assimilating Blackness? Multiple-Race Identification and African American Mate Selection  •   Jenifer Bratter, University of Houston

5.	The First Romantic Relationship of Adolescents: An International Comparative Analysis  •   Marcantonio Caltabiano, Università di Padova

6.	Marriage Migration: Just Another Case of Positive Assortative Matching?  •   Aycan E. Celikaksoy, Aarhus School of Business; Helena Skyt Nielsen, Aarhus Universitet; Mette Verner, Aarhus School of Business

7.	Probability of Divorce and Separations in Distrito Federal, Mexico 2000  •   Salvador D. Cobo, El Colegio de México

8.	Youth Sexual Behaviors, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Urban Neighborhoods  •   Andrea Collado, Universidad de Costa Rica; Rhina Caceres, Universidad de Costa Rica

9.	Integrating the Structure and Process of Marital Commitment: How Do Moral and Personal Commitment Protect Families Facing Financial Difficulties?  •   Jeff Dew, Pennsylvania State University; David Eggebeen, Pennsylvania State University

10.	Changes in Fertility and Infant Mortality Trends in Kazakhstan  •   Annie Dude, University of Chicago

11.	Movin' In and Movin' Out -- Migration and Marital Events  •   Alison Fields, U.S. Census Bureau; Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau

12.	Are Black Men Marrying Younger than Black Women? New Evidence from Census 2000  •   Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota; Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota

13.	The Marriage Market and Homogamy by Age in Italy  •   Romina Fraboni, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

14.	1980-2000 Change over Time and Regional Variation in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Intermarriage  •   Vincent K. Fu, University of Utah

15.	Education and Interethnic Marriage Decisions  •   Delia Furtado, Brown University

16.	Changing Preference Pattern in Indian Arranged Marriage Market: A Longitudinal Study  •   Debashis Ganguly, Times of India; Aparajita Chattopadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

17.	Marrying Young: Transitions in the Filipino Adolescents' Life Course  •   Socorro Gultiano, University of San Carlos

18.	How Do Marriage Market Conditions Affect Entrance into Cohabitation vs. Marriage?  •   Karen B. Guzzo, University of Pennsylvania

19.	Social Isolation and Economic Vulnerability: Adolescent HIV and Pregnancy Risk Factors in South Africa  •   Kelly Hallman, Population Council; Judith A. Diers, Population Council

20.	Romance in Kathmandu: The Decision to Marry for Love in the Hindu Kingdom of Nepal  •   Sarah Megan Heller, University of California, Berkeley

21.	Reciprocal Supportiveness and Relationship Stability in Married, Cohabiting, and Visiting Couples  •   Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Arizona State University

22.	Outwitting Divorce: How Intelligence Can Keep Couples Together  •   Paul C. Holley, Arizona State University; Scott T. Yabiku, Arizona State University; Mary H. Benin, Arizona State University

23.	Mate Selection, Marriage, and Social Change in Vietnam  •   Vu Tuan Huy, University of Washington; Rukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University; John Knodel, University of Michigan; Vu Manh Loi, University of Washington

24.	Union Formation and Childbearing in Developed Countries  •   Serguey Ivanov, United Nations

25.	Women's Autonomy and Domestic Violence in India  •   Nan Johnson, Michigan State University

26.	Continuity and Change in Thai Family Patterns and Household Composition  •   Jittinee Juntarodjana, Mahidol University

27.	New Path to Marriage: Union Formation among Youth in the Philippines  •   Maria Midea M. Kabamalan, University of Hawaii at Manoa

28.	On Changing Factors of Marriage Transformation in Japan: Decomposition of Delay in Women's First Marriage Process  •   Ryuichi Kaneko, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan

29.	Marriage or Cohabitation: First Union Formation in the Czech Republic  •   Vladimira Kantorova, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

30.	Pay to Stay? How Whose Name Is on the Lease or Mortgage Affects Household Allocation of Resources  •   Catherine T. Kenney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

31.	Patterns and Factors Influencing Entry into First Marital Union in Nairobi, Kenya  •   Anne Khasakhala, University of Nairobi

32.	Intermarriage in Australia: Patterns by Origin, Gender, and Generation  •   Siew-Ean Khoo, Australian National University

33.	The Impact of Welfare and Child Support Enforcement on Children's Living Arrangements  •   Heather L. Koball, Columbia University

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WIC Participation, Education, Marital Status, Age, and Parity Are Associated with Household Food Status among Pregnant Women  •   Barbara A. Laraia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Anna Maria Siega-Riz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Craig G. Gundersen, Iowa State University

35.	Roommates or Soulmates? Access to Housing and the Transition to Non-Marital Cohabitation in Sweden  •   Nathanael Lauster, DePauw University

36.	The Meaning of Cohabiting Unions in France and in West Germany  •   Jean-Marie Le Goff, Université de Lausanne

37.	Religion and the Family: Why Do Religious Affiliation and Religiosity Matter?  •   Evelyn Lehrer, University of Illinois at Chicago

38.	Racial Differences in Remarital Fertility in 1910  •   Andrew S. London, Syracuse University; Cheryl Elman, University of Akron

39.	Partner Violence in Moshi, Northern Tanzania: Prevalence and Risk Factors  •   Laura McCloskey, Harvard University; Corrine Williams, Harvard University

40.	Married versus Cohabiting: Comparing the Determinants of Formal and Informal Unions in Brazil  •   Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and CEDEPLAR; Carolina S. Costa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

41.	Polygamous Marriages in the Rural Sahel: Persistence and Change  •   Nathalie K. Mondain, Université de Montréal

42.	Educational Attainment and Intergenerational Patterns of Fertility Behaviour in Kenya  •   Walter D. Omariba, University of Western Ontario

43.	The Values and Attitudes of Youth in Vietnam  •   Sara Peracca, Population Council; Vu Tuan Huy, University of Washington

44.	Adolescent Boys' Attitude towards Marriage and Family Formation in Indian Rural Setup  •   M. Benarji Prasad, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); C.P. Prakasam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

45.	The Impacts of Sex Ratios in the United States Marriage Markets  •   Bernardo L. Queiroz, University of California, Berkeley

46.	Knowledge about Reproductive Health and Sexual Activity and Condom Use in the Age of AIDS: A Study among Male College Students in Bombay, India  •   Gurumurthy Rangaiyan, Population Council

47.	Exploring the Linkage between Premarital Sex, Masculinity, and Sex Risk  •   Garimella Rama Rao, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Suvakanta N. Swain, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

49.	Racial and Ethnic Variations in Marital Quality: A Comparison of Blacks, Whites, and Mexican-Americans  •   Jennifer M. Roebuck, Bowling Green State University

51.	Patterns and Predictors of Gender Preference for Children in Kuwait  •   Nasra M. Shah, Kuwait University; Makhdoom A. Shah, Kuwait University

52.	Sexual Behavior and Polygyny: Poverty-Driven Slum, Urban, and Rural Differences in Kenya  •   Yetty Shobo, Pennsylvania State University; F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University

53.	Marital Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Late Twentieth-Century South Africa  •   Sandile E. Simelane, University of Pennsylvania; Henry V. Doctor, Navrongo Health Research Centre

54.	Growing Incidence of Divorce in Indian Cities: A Study of Mumbai  •   Ajay Kumar Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Rabindra Kumar Sinha, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

55.	Normalizing the Alternative: The U.S. Census' Effect on Societal Views of Alternative Families  •   Stacy E. Sneeringer, University of California, Berkeley

56.	Can Programs Change Marriage Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Marriage and Relationship Programs  •   Matthew Stagner, Urban Institute; Jane Reardon-Anderson, Urban Institute; Jennifer Ehrle, Urban Institute; Katherine Kortenkamp, Urban Institute; Sara Bernstein, Urban Institute

58.	Attitudes, Values, and Fertility Decisions in Poland: Analyses Based on the Polish Version of the European Survey on Opinions on Population and Welfare  •   Eileen Trzcinski, Wayne State University; Irena E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Economics

59.	The Stability of Extended Family Living Arrangements: The Case of Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans  •   Jennifer Van Hook, Bowling Green State University; Jennifer E. Glick, Arizona State University

60.	Romantic Relationships among Immigrant Adolescents  •   Lin Wang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

61.	On the Tempo and Quantum of First Marriages in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland: Changes in Mean Age and Variance  •   Maria E. Winkler-Dworak, Vienna Institute of Demography; Henriette Engelhardt, Austrian Academy of Sciences

62.	Land Use and Marriage Timing in Nepal  •   Scott T. Yabiku, Arizona State University

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