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Diverging destinies: How children are faring under the second demographic transition
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In this article, I argue that the trends associated with the second demographic transition are following two trajectories and leading to greater disparities in children’s resources. Whereas children who were born to the most-educated women are gaining resources, in terms of parents’ time and money, those who were born to the least-educated women are losing resources. The forces behind these changes include feminism, new birth control technologies, changes in labor market opportunities, and welfare-state policies. I contend that Americans should be concerned about the growing disparity in parental resources and that the government can do more to close the gap between rich and poor children.
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- Authors
- McLanahan, S.
- Venue
- Demography
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- 2004-11-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 607-627
- ISSN
- 0070-3370 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-7790
- OpenAlex
- W1998772789
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- 1,550
- References
- 1
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- 55.56
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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