Women at Middle Age
Developmental Transitions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9767452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela M O''Rand (0000-0001-6609-4861, corresponding author), Angela M O'Rand, John C Henretta |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 464 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-64 |
| Publication date | 1982-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716282464001006 |
| OpenAlex | W2011494205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
The shapes of women's lives have changed over the twentieth century as a result of declining fertility, extended longevity, new life-styles in marriage and family formation, and increased attachment to the labor force. Midlife role transitions for women are diverse and dependent upon earlier life events related to marriage, child bearing, and work. Trends such as the postponement of marriage and child bearing, divorce and separation, and early career entry have changed the traditional family life cycle. Low fertility among women with patterns of early childbirth has led to an extended empty nest period and to increased labor participation at midlife. All these trends point to the continuities and discontinuities in individual women's lives and in the experiences of different age cohorts of women over time. The future prospects for today's middle-aged women are viewed in terms of both their predictable and variable features
Child bearing · Childbirth · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Fertility · Longevity · Population · Postponement · Pregnancy · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
Women of a certain age
Child influences on marital and family interaction
Passages
An introduction to the sociology of work and occupations
Transitions, the family and the life course in historical perspective
Time of Transition
Single Life
Chapter 1
Cohort Variations in Family Life Cycle Experiences of U. S. Females
Marital Timing in Women's Life Patterns
The Cohort as a Concept in the Study of Social Change
The Female Labor Force in the United States
Life-Span Theories and Women's Lives
Women of a certain age
Psychological Well-Being in the Postparental Stage
Fathers, Mothers and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |