Intergenerational influences on the entry into parenthood: Mothers' preferences for family and nonfamily behavior

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Barber, JS [1 ]
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[1] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 USA
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10.2307/2675573
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C91 [社会学];
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030301 ; 1204 ;
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This article examines the extent to which childbearing behavior is determined by mothers' preferences versus individuals' own preferences. The theoretical framework is based on socialization and social control. A total of 835 mother-child pairs front the Intergenerational Panel Study of Parents and Children, a long-term longitudinal study, are analyzed using hazard models. The empirical analyses show that both soils and daughters whose mothers prefer early marriage, large families, low levels of education, and stay-at-home mothers enter parenthood earlier than their peers, and analyses show support for both socialization and social control mechanisms. The study concludes that mothers' preferences have a strong influence on when their children become parents by guiding them on different pathways toward adulthood.
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