Household Headship Among Unmarried Mothers in Six Latin American Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2961332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan De Vo, Susan De Vos, Kerry Richter |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 214-229 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156854288x00300 |
| OpenAlex | W1968176869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
This paper describes and explores the relationship of several life-course and development-related factors with household headship among unmarried women 15-49 years of age with a child under the age of 15 in six Latin American countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, and Peru. We argue that, in contrast to the apparent situation in the U.S., a majority of unmarried women in these countries live as subfamilies in someone else's household. Life-course factors were important determinants of household headship. Urban residence and migration status were also significant determinants. In contrast to speculations however, socioeconomic status, as indicated by educational attainment, was not related to headship, either bivariately or once life-course factors were controlled. We conclude that life-course and residence/migration factors need to be accounted for, even if an analyst's focus is mainly economic
Demographic economics · Developing country · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Geography · Latin Americans · Life course approach · Marital status · Political science · Population · Residence · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Dissolution of First Unions in Colombia, Panama, and Peru
Population Policy
Capitalism, Industrialization, and Kinship in Latin America
City and Country
Legalization of consensual unions in Latin America
Latin American Households in Comparative Perspective
Latin American Urbanization
Migration and Labor Force Participation of Latin American Women
Residence, Kinship, and Mating as Survival Strategies
Differential Female Age at First Marriage in Six Latin American Cities
Components of Change in the Number of Female Family Heads Aged 15-44
Components of change in the number of female family heads ages 15 to 44, an update and reanalysis
Demographic components of growth in white, black, and Puerto Rican female-headed families
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1998 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |