Family Structure, Private Transfers, and the Economic Well-Being of Families with Children

Social Forces ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingxin Hao
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
Private Transfers

African American Family Structure

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 838-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES HERBERT WILLIAMS ◽  
WENDY F. AUSLANDER ◽  
CHERYL A. HOUSTON ◽  
HOPE KREBILL ◽  
DEBRA HAIRE-JOSHU
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
American Women ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Economic Well Being

This study addresses the following research questions: (a) What are the various types of family structures that exist in urban African American households? and (b) to what extent do differences in family structure influence social, psychological, and economic well-being as reported by urban African American women? The authors present findings from 301 African American women who participated in a community-based nutrition prevention program in a large Midwestern urban center. This study's results indicate that family structure has more influence on African American women's economic well-being than do social and psycho-logical factors. Implications of these findings for intervention are presented.

Family Structure and Subjective Economic Well-Being: Some New Evidence

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Francesca Cracolici ◽  
Francesca Giambona ◽  
Miranda Cuffaro
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Economic Well Being

scholarly journals Family Structure, Economic Outcomes and Perceived Change in Economic Well-being in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swastika Chakravorty ◽  
Srinivas Goli
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Family Typologies ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Cultural Shifts ◽  
Economic Well Being

As demographic, economic and cultural shifts continue to diversify family structure, researchers need to explore new ways of conceptualizing and measuring family characteristics and economic outcomes. There are hardly any quantitative studies in India to understand the families from a demographic perspective and relate them to economic outcomes. Thus, we explore the plausible association between the family structure and economic outcomes and perceived change in economic well-being in India. This study conceptualized and adopted a demographic approach to derive family typologies that suit a developing country like India and its cultural context. The study uses the latest information based on India Human Development Survey, 2011-12 and applies robust statistical methods. The findings suggest that family structure makes a huge difference in their economic outcomes. Mostly the families with single residents (adult or older) and families with female children or older adults have a huge economic disadvantage compared to their counterparts.

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