Previous research has documented that children who do not live with both biological parents
fare somewhat worse on a variety of outcomes than those who do. In this article, which is the …

Although the United States has the highest divorce rate of any Western nation, divorce rates
have been increasing in almost all European countries. In this review, we compare studies …

The concept of'social capital'is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research
and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that …

On Sociology brings together a collection of essays all written in the last ten years by one of
the best-known and influential British sociologist, John H. Goldthorpe. The essays are …

Claims that children need both a mother and father presume that women and men parent
differently in ways crucial to development but generally rely on studies that conflate gender …

After 55 years of research on social stratification and mobility, we take stock of RC28's
contributions to knowledge. Our review identifies 19 empirical generalizations and several …

The divorce rate has increased in the United States and most European countries since the
1960s. Public and scientific concern about the consequences of divorce for adults and …

Page 1 STUDIES IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY On Sociology Second Edition Volume Two
Illustration and Retrospect JOHN H. GOLDTHORPE Page 2 Page 3 ON SOCIOLOGY …

Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time,
certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second …

Three different understandings of causation, each importantly shaped by the work of
statisticians, are examined from the point of view of their value to sociologists: causation as …