Recent Research Reports and News: December
2002
Fathers—Research | Children
& Families | Fatbers/Mothers
in Prison | Census Data
| Systemic Barriers
| Welfare Reform
| NCOFF Abstracts
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The Effect of Polygamous Marital Structure on Behavioral, Emotional,
and Academic Adjustment in Children: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature,
Salman Elbedour
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, and Hasan Abu-Saad, Clinical Child and Family
Psychology Review, Vo. 5, Iss. 4, December 2002.
Author Abstract:
Polygamy represents expanded family structures that are based on marriages
involving a husband with 2 or more wives. Interestingly, polygamy is
legally and widely practiced in 850 societies across the globe. In the
last 2 decades, polygamy has been the focus of a significant growth
in public, political, and academic awareness. Indeed, several quantitative
and qualitative research articles and theoretical papers have emerged
during this period, particularly concerning the effects of this form
of marital structure on behavioral, emotional, and academic adjustment
of children. However, to date, no researcher has provided a summary
of the extant literature. Thus, the purpose of this comprehensive literature
review is to summarize findings and to discuss implications of empirical
studies that have examined whether polygamous marital structures are
beneficial or harmful to children in comparison with children raised
in monogamous marital structures. This review includes a summary of
the findings from all quantitative and qualitative studies in the extant
literature that have examined the effect of polygamy on children's outcomes.
Contact the publisher, Kluwer
Publishers for further information on obtaining a copy of this
article .
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Children of Immigrants: A Statistical Profile—Children of Immigrants
in the United States are Growing in Number and Facing Substantial Economic
Hardship, National Center for Children in Poverty, September 2002
Press Release:
The National Center for Children in Poverty reports that the foreign-born
population in the United States has increased 57 percent since 1990
to a total of 30 million. In 2000, one out of every five children under
age 18 in the United States was estimated to have at least one foreign-born
parent, and one in four children had at least one foreign-born parent.
According to the report, empirical evidence on immigration and inequality suggests that many more recent immigrants will remain economically disadvantaged throughout their working lives, and this disadvantage may be partly transmitted to their children.
Findings from the report include:
- Immigrant children are twice as likely to be poor as native-born children.
- Among children whose parents work full time, immigrant children are at greater risk of living in poverty than native-born children.
- Among children whose parents have more than a high school education, immigrant children are twice as likely to be poor as native-born children.
- Among children living in two-parent families, immigrant children are almost four times as likely to be poor as native-born children.
"First-generation immigrant children are more likely to live with full-time
working parents and two-parent families than third- or later-generation
children," concludes Hsien-Hen Lu, Ph.D., one of the lead authors of
the study. "Nonetheless, first-generation immigrant children are twice
as likely to be poor as third- or later-generation children. For children
living with full-time working parents or in two-parent families, first
generation children are four times as likely to be poor as third- or
later-generation children."
For a copy of the complete report in PDF format, visit the NCCP
web site.
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