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Pamela Smock

Research Professor, Population Studies Center;

Professor, Sociology ;

Professor, Women's Studies

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Dr. Smock specializes in the study of family, gender, and social inequality. Of particular interest are gender inequality, changing family patterns, and the implications of each for the other. Her research has focused on the economic consequences of divorce and marriage, nonresident fatherhood, remarriage, single-mother families, child support, and unmarried cohabitation. Currently, she is examining racial, ethnic, and gender variation in the meaning and implications of cohabitation in the United States.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Osborne, C., W.D. Manning, and Pamela Smock. "Married and cohabiting parents' relationship stability: A focus on race and ethnicity." Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 (5): 1345-1366. 2007.

Avellar, Sarah, and Pamela Smock. "The Economic Consequences of the Dissolution of Cohabiting Unions." Journal of Marriage and Family, 67 (2) : 315-327. 2005.

Smock, Pamela, Wendy Manning, and Meredith Porter. ""Everything's There Except Money": How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry Among Cohabitors." Journal of Marriage and Family, 67 (3): 680-696. 2005.

Manning, W.D., and Pamela Smock. "Measuring and modeling cohabitation: New perspectives from qualitative data." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67 (4): 989-1002. 2005.

Smock, Pamela. "The Wax and Wane of Marriage: Prospects for Marriage in the 21st Century." Journal of Marriage and Family, 66 (4): 966-973. 2004.

Manning, Wendy, Pamela Smock, and Debarun Majumdar. "The Relative Stability of Cohabiting and Marital Unions for Children." Population Research and Policy Review, 23 (2): 135-159. 2004.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. "Living Together Unmarried in the United States: Demographic Perspectives and Implications for Family Policy." Law & Policy, 26 (1): 87-117. 2004.

Gupta, Sanjiv, Pamela Smock, and Wendy Manning. "Moving out: Transition to nonresidence among resident fathers in the United States, 1968-1997." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 66 (3): 627-638. 2004.

Chapters

Smock, Pamela, and Mary C. Noonan. "Intersections: Gender, Work, and Family Research in the United States." In Work, Family, Health and Well-being edited by Suzanne M. Bianchi, Lynne M. Casper, and Rosalind Berkowitz King. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 2005.

PSC Reports

Smock, Pamela, Lynne M. Casper, and Jessica Wyse. "Nonmarital Cohabitation: Current Knowledge and Future Directions for Research." PSC Research Report No. 08-648. July 2008.

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