International Handbook on the Demography of Marriage and the Family

Part 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Demography of Marriage and Family: D. Nicole Farris.- Chapter 2. The Demography of Marriage and Family: A History: Anna-Marie Malley, Carol S. Walther, and Karley Nichols.- Chapter 3. Defining Marriage and Families: Data and Measurement: Mary Ann Davis.- Part II: Marriage Practices: The Global Picture.- Chapter 4. Marriage Practices of North America: Bailey Wright and D. Nicole Farris.- Chapter 5. Family Forerunners? An Overview of Family Demographic Change in Sweden: Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk, Jani Turunen, and Gunnar Andersson.- Chapter 6. Parental Leave Policy Influence on Fertility Rates: The Importance of Social Contexts on German and Swedish Reform with the United States as a Reference: Philip Copeland and D. Nicole Farris.- Chapter 7. Residential Segregation and Intermarriage: Xinyuan "Karl" Zou.- Chapter 8. Marriage and Family in Turkey: Trends and Attitudes: Ceylan Engin, Hazal Hürman, and Kimber Harvey.- Part III: Marriage/Family Practices: A Closer Look: Chapter 9. Heterogeneity in Census Identification of Parent-Child Relationships Within Same-Sex Households: Amanda K. Baumle and D' Lane R. Compton.- Chapter 10. The Social Capital of Rural Demography of Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce: Janet Reynolds and Carol S. Walther.- Chapter 11. Race and Marital Quality in the Context of the 2007-2009 Recession: Theresa Davidson.- Chapter 12. Effects of Educational and Metropolitan Context on U.S. Black Intermarriage: Danny Elworth Malone Jr.- Chapter 13. A Demographic Perspective on Childhood Adoptions in the U.S: Mary Ann Davis.- Chapter 14. The Non-traditional Family: Rodrigo Dominguez-Martinez, Stephanie D. Jones, and Carol S. Walther.- Chapter 15. Multigenerational Households: A Descriptive Approach to Distinctive Definitions: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde.- Chapter 16. Boomerang Children: D. Nicole Farris.- Chapter 17. Transnational Motherhood: A Brief Introduction: A. J. J. Bourque.- Part IV: Public Policy,

D. Nicole Farris is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Her major areas of research include gender, demography, marriage/family, and methodology. Her most recent edited book (with D'Lane Compton and Andrea Herrera), "Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Digital Age" will be published in late 2019 with Springer Publishers.



A.J.J. Bourque is a graduate student in the field of children's and adolescent literature in the Department of Literature and Language at Texas A&M University-Commerce. His current research interests include masculinity, the subconscious, and Jungian archetypes. Bourque is the author of two young adult novels.