| Title |
Patriarchy, Power, and Pay: The Transformation of American Families, 1800–2015
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-015-0440-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven Ruggles |
| Abstract |
This article proposes explanations for the transformation of American families over the past two centuries. I describe the impact on families of the rise of male wage labor beginning in the nineteenth century and the rise of female wage labor in the twentieth century. I then examine the effects of decline in wage labor opportunities for young men and women during the past four decades. I present new estimates of a precipitous decline in the relative income of young men and assess its implications for the decline for marriage. Finally, I discuss explanations for the deterioration of economic opportunity and speculate on the impact of technological change on the future of work and families. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 41% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 30 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 42 | 71% |
| Scientists | 11 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 229 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 59 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 26 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 9% |
| Researcher | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 27 | 12% |
| Unknown | 56 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 123 | 53% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 11 | 5% |
| Psychology | 9 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 8 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 7% |
| Unknown | 60 | 26% |
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