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This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resol... more This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resolution for adolescents in the United States. Teenage fertility constitutes a sizable percentage of total fertility, and each outcome has a potentially different type of family structure associated with it. Not only are there marked racial/ethnic differences in the ways such pregnancies are resolved, but the effects of family structure, age at first conception, family size, and working mother also differ between blacks, whites, and Hispanics. Parental education isa highly significant predictor for all groups: the higher the level of education, the less likely the pregnancy will be carried to term.
Available in film copy from University Microfilms International. Computer-produced copy. Thesis (... more Available in film copy from University Microfilms International. Computer-produced copy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 1988. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
Journal of the History of Sexuality, 2005
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1997
Page 1. ELIZABETH C. COOKSEY The Ohio State University Consequences of Young Mothers' Marita... more Page 1. ELIZABETH C. COOKSEY The Ohio State University Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development The research attention paid to adolescent parents and their children stems ...
Demography, 1990
This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resol... more This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resolution for adolescents in the United States. Teenage fertility constitutes a sizable percentage of total fertility, and each outcome has a potentially different type of family structure associated with it. Not only are there marked racial/ethnic differences in the ways such pregnancies are resolved, but the effects of family structure, age at first conception, family size, and working mother also differ between blacks, whites, and Hispanics. Parental education isa highly significant predictor for all groups: the higher the level of education, the less likely the pregnancy will be carried to term.
The Mennonite Quarterly Review, Apr 1, 2010
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2009
The increasing employment of mothers of young children in the UK and the USA is widely believed t... more The increasing employment of mothers of young children in the UK and the USA is widely believed to affect children adversely. Maternity leave and part-time employment, more common in the UK than the US, are possible offsets.
Social Science & Medicine, 1989
Over the past 30 years, a number of important changes have occurred in the mental health system. ... more Over the past 30 years, a number of important changes have occurred in the mental health system. This paper examines the origins and effects of these changes, utilizing a political-economic framework. Three main areas are emphasized: the increasing absorption of mental health care into the health care system in general; the ways in which care has been transferred away from traditional settings and responsibilities; and the movement of for-profit chains into mental health services. Particular focus is placed on the rationalizing and monopolizing tendencies increasingly evidenced in the mental health field.
Patient Education and Counseling, 2000
A counsellor worked for 1 year in three practices in a rural area where there was previously no p... more A counsellor worked for 1 year in three practices in a rural area where there was previously no practice-based counselling. The service was evaluated, using a range of methods, in order to inform general practitioners and policy-makers about the demand for counselling, where it fits with other services, its potential value and how to organise and audit the service efficiently. Five kinds of information were collected: administrative data; patients' views; well-being scores; GPs' perceptions of individual patients; and interviews with the counsellor, GPs and other primary care staff by an independent researcher. All the GPs used the service, referring 131 people. The most common reason for referral was 'relationship difficulties'. There were improvements in patients' well-being, self-awareness and coping skills, and high satisfaction among GPs and patients. Communication with other services was seen to improve. The counselling service was found to fill a gap by addressing the needs of a substantial group of patients for whom psychiatric care was inappropriate.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2013
As nonmarital childbearing becomes a dominant pathway to family formation, understanding its long... more As nonmarital childbearing becomes a dominant pathway to family formation, understanding its long-term consequences for children's well-being is increasingly important. Analysis of linked mother-child data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth indicates a negative association of having been born to a never-married mother with adolescent self-assessed health but not with depressive symptoms. We also consider the role of mothers' subsequent union histories in shaping the adolescent health outcomes of youth born to unmarried mothers. With two exceptions, unmarried mothers' subsequent unions appear to have little consequence for the health of their offspring during adolescence. Adolescents whose mothers subsequently married and remained with their biological fathers reported better health, yet adolescents whose mothers continuously cohabited with their biological fathers without subsequent marriage reported worse adolescent mental health compared with adolescents whose mothers remained continually unpartnered.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1992
This research examines determinants of infant and child mortality in rural Egypt, primarily the e... more This research examines determinants of infant and child mortality in rural Egypt, primarily the effects of household economic status and the availability of health services. Certain features of the health service environment affect survival in the neonatal period. In early childhood, survival chances improve markedly as income increases and if the household depends almost exclusively on employment income. In infancy and in early childhood, mortality is strongly associated with region of residence and maternal demographic characteristics, and is weakly associated with parental schooling.
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 1999
Page 1. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 13, (1999), 292314 DIVERSE FAMILY LI... more Page 1. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 13, (1999), 292314 DIVERSE FAMILY LIVING SITUATIONS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS COMPARING LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES ...
International Journal of Health Services, 1998
Through a critical examination of the psychiatric profession's heavy reliance on the Diag... more Through a critical examination of the psychiatric profession's heavy reliance on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the authors explore the central role of diagnosis in the theory and practice of psychiatry. The set of beliefs that have guided the psychiatric profession since the creation of DSM-III are viewed as being tied to the new extension of the biopsychiatric medical model. From a sociological perspective, the authors address the issue of psychiatric nosology with reference to practice styles and professional dominance, and consider the impact of DSM's intrinsic social biases both within and outside psychiatry's traditionally drawn boundaries. They conclude that working soley within the confines of a medical framework of diagnosis, with little attention to the wider social and cultural contexts that should surround diagnostic practice, psychiatry will be unable to understand and explain the changing needs of its clientele.
Demography, 1998
Changes in marital and fertility behavior have influenced the role of father for many men. We use... more Changes in marital and fertility behavior have influenced the role of father for many men. We use data from the first two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households to examine various sociodemographic, situational, and attitudinal characteristics that might influence the degree of contact between nonresidential fathers and their minor children. We tap two different dimensions of distance parenting and find that although several variables influence both visiting and talking on the telephone or writing letters, some factors (the presence of multiple children in a household) predict visiting only, while others (child's age and gender) predict only verbal/written contact. Similarly, some of the life-course decisions made by fathers appear to crowd out their involvement with nonresidential children, whereas other decisions reinforce their parenting behavior.
This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resol... more This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resolution for adolescents in the United States. Teenage fertility constitutes a sizable percentage of total fertility, and each outcome has a potentially different type of family structure associated with it. Not only are there marked racial/ethnic differences in the ways such pregnancies are resolved, but the effects of family structure, age at first conception, family size, and working mother also differ between blacks, whites, and Hispanics. Parental education isa highly significant predictor for all groups: the higher the level of education, the less likely the pregnancy will be carried to term.
Available in film copy from University Microfilms International. Computer-produced copy. Thesis (... more Available in film copy from University Microfilms International. Computer-produced copy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 1988. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
Journal of the History of Sexuality, 2005
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1997
Page 1. ELIZABETH C. COOKSEY The Ohio State University Consequences of Young Mothers' Marita... more Page 1. ELIZABETH C. COOKSEY The Ohio State University Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development The research attention paid to adolescent parents and their children stems ...
Demography, 1990
This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resol... more This article examines the effect of family background factors on first premarital pregnancy resolution for adolescents in the United States. Teenage fertility constitutes a sizable percentage of total fertility, and each outcome has a potentially different type of family structure associated with it. Not only are there marked racial/ethnic differences in the ways such pregnancies are resolved, but the effects of family structure, age at first conception, family size, and working mother also differ between blacks, whites, and Hispanics. Parental education isa highly significant predictor for all groups: the higher the level of education, the less likely the pregnancy will be carried to term.
The Mennonite Quarterly Review, Apr 1, 2010
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2009
The increasing employment of mothers of young children in the UK and the USA is widely believed t... more The increasing employment of mothers of young children in the UK and the USA is widely believed to affect children adversely. Maternity leave and part-time employment, more common in the UK than the US, are possible offsets.
Social Science & Medicine, 1989
Over the past 30 years, a number of important changes have occurred in the mental health system. ... more Over the past 30 years, a number of important changes have occurred in the mental health system. This paper examines the origins and effects of these changes, utilizing a political-economic framework. Three main areas are emphasized: the increasing absorption of mental health care into the health care system in general; the ways in which care has been transferred away from traditional settings and responsibilities; and the movement of for-profit chains into mental health services. Particular focus is placed on the rationalizing and monopolizing tendencies increasingly evidenced in the mental health field.
Patient Education and Counseling, 2000
A counsellor worked for 1 year in three practices in a rural area where there was previously no p... more A counsellor worked for 1 year in three practices in a rural area where there was previously no practice-based counselling. The service was evaluated, using a range of methods, in order to inform general practitioners and policy-makers about the demand for counselling, where it fits with other services, its potential value and how to organise and audit the service efficiently. Five kinds of information were collected: administrative data; patients' views; well-being scores; GPs' perceptions of individual patients; and interviews with the counsellor, GPs and other primary care staff by an independent researcher. All the GPs used the service, referring 131 people. The most common reason for referral was 'relationship difficulties'. There were improvements in patients' well-being, self-awareness and coping skills, and high satisfaction among GPs and patients. Communication with other services was seen to improve. The counselling service was found to fill a gap by addressing the needs of a substantial group of patients for whom psychiatric care was inappropriate.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2013
As nonmarital childbearing becomes a dominant pathway to family formation, understanding its long... more As nonmarital childbearing becomes a dominant pathway to family formation, understanding its long-term consequences for children's well-being is increasingly important. Analysis of linked mother-child data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth indicates a negative association of having been born to a never-married mother with adolescent self-assessed health but not with depressive symptoms. We also consider the role of mothers' subsequent union histories in shaping the adolescent health outcomes of youth born to unmarried mothers. With two exceptions, unmarried mothers' subsequent unions appear to have little consequence for the health of their offspring during adolescence. Adolescents whose mothers subsequently married and remained with their biological fathers reported better health, yet adolescents whose mothers continuously cohabited with their biological fathers without subsequent marriage reported worse adolescent mental health compared with adolescents whose mothers remained continually unpartnered.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1992
This research examines determinants of infant and child mortality in rural Egypt, primarily the e... more This research examines determinants of infant and child mortality in rural Egypt, primarily the effects of household economic status and the availability of health services. Certain features of the health service environment affect survival in the neonatal period. In early childhood, survival chances improve markedly as income increases and if the household depends almost exclusively on employment income. In infancy and in early childhood, mortality is strongly associated with region of residence and maternal demographic characteristics, and is weakly associated with parental schooling.
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 1999
Page 1. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 13, (1999), 292314 DIVERSE FAMILY LI... more Page 1. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 13, (1999), 292314 DIVERSE FAMILY LIVING SITUATIONS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS COMPARING LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES ...
International Journal of Health Services, 1998
Through a critical examination of the psychiatric profession's heavy reliance on the Diag... more Through a critical examination of the psychiatric profession's heavy reliance on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the authors explore the central role of diagnosis in the theory and practice of psychiatry. The set of beliefs that have guided the psychiatric profession since the creation of DSM-III are viewed as being tied to the new extension of the biopsychiatric medical model. From a sociological perspective, the authors address the issue of psychiatric nosology with reference to practice styles and professional dominance, and consider the impact of DSM's intrinsic social biases both within and outside psychiatry's traditionally drawn boundaries. They conclude that working soley within the confines of a medical framework of diagnosis, with little attention to the wider social and cultural contexts that should surround diagnostic practice, psychiatry will be unable to understand and explain the changing needs of its clientele.
Demography, 1998
Changes in marital and fertility behavior have influenced the role of father for many men. We use... more Changes in marital and fertility behavior have influenced the role of father for many men. We use data from the first two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households to examine various sociodemographic, situational, and attitudinal characteristics that might influence the degree of contact between nonresidential fathers and their minor children. We tap two different dimensions of distance parenting and find that although several variables influence both visiting and talking on the telephone or writing letters, some factors (the presence of multiple children in a household) predict visiting only, while others (child's age and gender) predict only verbal/written contact. Similarly, some of the life-course decisions made by fathers appear to crowd out their involvement with nonresidential children, whereas other decisions reinforce their parenting behavior.