Arland Thornton
Affiliated Programs:
Center for the Ethnography of Everyday Life (CEEL)
Developmental Idealism Studies
Funded Research:
A Supplemental Request for In-depth Data Analysis and Source Book Construction (NSF)
Determinants of Marriage and Childbearing Attitudes (NICHD)
Ideational Influences on Marriage and Childbearing (NICHD)
Intergenerational Influences on Family Formation in a Changing Social Context (NICHD)
Measuring Developmental Idealism and Family Life (NICHD)
Population Studies Center Infrastructure Grant (NICHD)
Reciprocal Relations Between Population and Environment (NICHD)
Research Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan.
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Thornton specializes in the study of marriage, family, and life course structures and processes. His work currently focuses on intergenerational relations, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, reproductive behavior, living arrangements, and gender roles in Nepal, Taiwan, and the United States. His teaching centers on the sociology and demography of the family and life course.
Recent Publications
Books
Jayakody, Rukmalie, Arland Thornton, and William Axinn. 2008. International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum. Abstract.
Thornton, Arland, William Axinn, and Yu Xie. 2007. Marriage and Cohabitation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Abstract.
Thornton, Arland. 2005. Reading History Sideways: the Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life. Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press. Abstract.
Thornton, Arland. 2001. The Well-Being of Children and Families. Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press. Abstract.
Waite, Linda J., Christine Bachrach, Michelle Hindin, Elizabeth Thompson, and Arland Thornton. 2000. Ties That Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
Thornton, Arland, and Hui-Sheng Lin. 1994. Social Change and the Family in Taiwan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Journal Articles
Thornton, Arland, and Dimiter Philipov . 2009. "Sweeping Changes in Marriage, Cohabitation and Childbearing in Central and Eastern Europe: New Insights from the Developmental Idealism Framework." European Journal of Population, 25: 123-156. Reprint No. 615. DOI:10.1007/s10680-009-9181-2. PDF. Licensed Access.
Thornton, Arland. 2009. "Framework for Interpreting Long-Term Trends in Values and Beliefs Concerning Single-Parent Families." Journal of Marriage and Family, 71(2): 230-234. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00594.x. Licensed Access.
Pearce, Lisa D., and Arland Thornton. 2007. "Religious identity and family ideologies in the transition to adulthood." Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(5): 1227-1243. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00443.x. Licensed Access.
Ghimire, Dirgha, William Axinn, Scott T. Yabiku, and Arland Thornton. 2006. "Social change, premarital nonfamily experience, and spouse choice in an arranged marriage society." American Journal of Sociology, 111(4): 1181-1218. DOI:10.1086/498468. Licensed Access.
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