Friday, May 1 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Brule B

Session 90:
Global Changes in Marriage and Family

Chair: Feinian Chen, North Carolina State University
Discussant: Judith Treas, University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Michael S. Pollard, RAND Corporation

  1. Marriage Formation in Comparative Perspective: Marriage Rates, Marriage Age and the Role of Context • Claudia Geist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  2. Factors Influencing Children’s Risk of Experiencing Maternal Cohabitation: Current Estimates and Trends • Kristin Burnett, Pennsylvania State University

  3. Effects of Family Background upon the Timing of First Marriage in Modern China and Russia • Hongbo Wang, University of California, Los Angeles

  4. Global Trends in Marital Instability from 1970 to Present • Misty Heggeness, University of Minnesota

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