It’s All in the Past? Exploring the Repercussions of Parents’ Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of Their Children

Author: Heather Juby, Nicole Marcil-Gratton Publisher: Human Resources Development Canada Publication: Human Resources Development Canada (website) Document Date:                  January 01, 2002 Category: Family Transitions > Premarital Cohabitation Related Categories: Children > Child Behaviour Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Marriage > Domestic Partnership/Civil union Marriage > Family Attitudes Parenthood/Childrearing > Cohabiting Parents Sexuality > Parental Sexual Attitudes/Behaviour   Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper examines the impact the parents’ conjugal and parental behaviour (prior to the union in which the target child was born) has upon the child’s outcomes.     Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link