Section outline

  • Family Demography

    Guest Lecturer: Kristen Harknett, UCSF, title TBA


    Location:  Mission Hall 1108

    • Session Slides:

    • Required Reading:

        1. Cherlin, A. (2010). Demographic Trends in the United States: A Review of Research in the 2000s. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 403-419.


        2. Stevenson, B., & Wolfers, J. (2007). Marriage and divorce: Changes and their driving forces. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21(2), 27-52.


        3. Zaidi, Batool and Philip Morgan (2017). "The Second Demographic Transition Theory: A Review and Appraisal" Annu Rev Sociol. 43: 473–492.


        4. Umberson, Debra; Robert Crosnoe; Corinne Reczek (2010) "Social Relationships and Health Behavior Across the Life Course" Annual Review of Sociology Vol. 36,

    • Cherlin-JMF-2010 File
    • Stevenson-Wolfers-2007 File
    • Umberson-Crosnoe-Reczek-SocialHealth-ARS2010 File

    • Assignment: Optional narrative description

    • Zaidi-Morgan-SDT-ARS2017 File