Jessica Yorks
Biographic Data
| ID | 90119 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Yorks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Yorks |
| SIGNATURE | YORKS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Sociology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0596-184X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Singled out no longer: The changing narratives and types of single‐parent families
Single parenthood has risen dramatically in the United States over the last 50 years, along with social science research on these families. Some of this early research centered on causes as well as the consequences of single parenthood, especially on children, the latter of which many scholars argue reifies differences as problematic in single‐parent families by comparing them against the “normative” framework of heterosexual, married‐parent fami…
When opportunity knocks, who answers? Infidelity, gender, race, and occupational sex composition
To date, the prevailing explanation for gender differences in infidelity has been evolutionary. Adaptive pressures lead men to seek sexual variety and, consequently, take advantage of opportunities for extramarital sex more than women. However, an often-overlooked component of the evolutionary perspective is the way in which social context influences behavior. Thus, we extend previous theoretical accounts by examining the ways in which opportunit…
Singled out no longer: The changing narratives and types of single‐parent families
Single parenthood has risen dramatically in the United States over the last 50 years, along with social science research on these families. Some of this early research centered on causes as well as the consequences of single parenthood, especially on children, the latter of which many scholars argue reifies differences as problematic in single‐parent families by comparing them against the “normative” framework of heterosexual, married‐parent fami…
When opportunity knocks, who answers? Infidelity, gender, race, and occupational sex composition
To date, the prevailing explanation for gender differences in infidelity has been evolutionary. Adaptive pressures lead men to seek sexual variety and, consequently, take advantage of opportunities for extramarital sex more than women. However, an often-overlooked component of the evolutionary perspective is the way in which social context influences behavior. Thus, we extend previous theoretical accounts by examining the ways in which opportunit…
When opportunity knocks, who answers? Infidelity, gender, race, and occupational sex composition
To date, the prevailing explanation for gender differences in infidelity has been evolutionary. Adaptive pressures lead men to seek sexual variety and, consequently, take advantage of opportunities for extramarital sex more than women. However, an often-overlooked component of the evolutionary perspective is the way in which social context influences behavior. Thus, we extend previous theoretical accounts by examining the ways in which opportunit…
Singled out no longer: The changing narratives and types of single‐parent families
Single parenthood has risen dramatically in the United States over the last 50 years, along with social science research on these families. Some of this early research centered on causes as well as the consequences of single parenthood, especially on children, the latter of which many scholars argue reifies differences as problematic in single‐parent families by comparing them against the “normative” framework of heterosexual, married‐parent fami…
Developmental psychology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Composition (language (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Demographics (1 works) · Demography (1 works)