The Changing Character of Stepfamilies: Implications of Cohabitation and Nonmarital Childbearing

Author: Larry L. Bumpass, R. Kelly Raley, James A. Sweet Publisher: Center for Demograpgy and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison Publication: A National Survey of Families and Households Document Date:                  March 1994 Category: Family Structure > Definition of Family Related Categories: Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Stepfamilies Parenthood/Childrearing > Stepparenting Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers   This study discusses the definition of family in the context of stepfamily formation. It looks specifically at the effect of increasing rates of non-marital births and cohabitation on the creation of stepfamilies.  Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link