Arland Thornton's Select 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.

Cunningham, Jr., Mick H., and Arland Thornton. 2006. "The Influence of Parents' Marital Quality on Adult Children's Attitudes Toward Marriage and Its Alternatives: Main and Moderating Effects." Demography, 43(4): 659-672. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.02.006. Licensed Access.

Cunningham, M., Ann Beutel, Jennifer S. Barber, and Arland Thornton. 2005. "Reciprocal relationships between attitudes about gender and social contexts during young adulthood." Social Science Research, 34(4): 862-892. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.03.001. Licensed Access.

Cunningham, M., and Arland Thornton. 2005. "The influence of union transitions on white adults' attitudes toward cohabitation." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(3): 710-720. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00164.x. Licensed Access.

Xie, Yu, James Raymo, Kimberly Goyette, and Arland Thornton. 2003. "Economic Potential and Entry into Marriage and Cohabitation." Demography, 40(2): 351-367.

Binstock, Georgina, and Arland Thornton. 2003. "Separations, Reconciliations, and Living Apart in Cohabiting and Marital Unions." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 65(2): 432-443.

Axinn, William, Arland Thornton, Lishou Yang, Linda C. Young-DeMarco, and Yu Xie. 2002. "Mothers' Reports of Children's Family Formation Behavior." Social Science Research, 31(2): 257-283. DOI:10.1006/ssre.2001.0729. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland. 2001. "The Developmental Paradigm, Reading History Sideways and Family Change." Demography, 38(4): 449-465.

Thornton, Arland, and George Binstock. 2001. "The Reliability of Measurement and the Cross-Time Stability of Individual and Family Variables." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(3): 881-894.

Goldscheider, F., Arland Thornton, and L.S. Yang. 2001. "Helping Out the Kids: Expectations about Parental Support in Young Adulthood." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(3): 727-740.

Thornton, Arland, and L. Young-DeMarco. 2001. "Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States: The 1960s Through the 1990s." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(4): 1009-1037.

Barber, Jennifer S., William Axinn, and Arland Thornton. 1999. "Unwanted Childbearing, Health and Mother-Child Relationships." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 40(3): 231-257. Licensed Access.

Yabiku, Scott T., William Axinn, and Arland Thornton. 1999. "Family Integration and Children's Self-Esteem." American Journal of Sociology, 104(5): 1494-1524. DOI:10.1086/210180. Licensed Access.

Fricke, Tom E., Arland Thornton, and Dilli R. Dahal. 1998. "Netting in Nepal: Social Change, the Life Course, and Brideservice in Sangila." Human Ecology, 26(2): 213-237. Reprint No. 553.

Axinn, William, Jennifer S. Barber, and Arland Thornton. 1998. "The Long-Term Impact of Parents' Childbearing Decisions on Children's Self -Esteem." Demography, 35(4): 435-443. Licensed Access.

Axinn, William, and Arland Thornton. 1996. "The influence of parents' marital dissolutions on children's attitudes toward family formation." Demography, 33(1): 66-81. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland, Terri L. Orbuch, and William Axinn. 1995. "Parent-Child Relationships During the Transition to Adulthood." Journal of Family Issues, 16(5): 538-64. Reprint No. 483. DOI:10.1177/019251395016005003. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland, William Axinn, and Jay D. Teachman. 1995. "The Influence of School Enrollment and Accumulation on Cohabitation and Marriage in Early Adulthood." American Sociological Review, 60(5): 762-74. Reprint No. 482. Licensed Access.

Axinn, William, Marin E. Clarkberg, and Arland Thornton. 1994. "Family Influences on Family Size Preferences." Demography, 31(1): 65-79. Reprint No. 426. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland. 1994. "Comparative and Historical Perspectives on Marriage, Divorce, and Family Life." Utah Law Review, 1994(2): 587-604.

Dahal, Dilli R., Tom E. Fricke, and Arland Thornton. 1993. "The Family Contexts of Marriage Timing in Nepal." Ethnology, 32(4): 305-23. Reprint No. 425.

Axinn, William, and Arland Thornton. 1993. "Mothers, Children, and Cohabitation: The Intergenerational Effects of Attitudes and Behavior." American Sociological Review, 58(2): 233-46. Reprint No. 417. Licensed Access.

Frey, William H., Fricke, Tom E., William Axinn, and Arland Thornton. 1993. "Marriage, Social Inequality, and Women's Contact with Their Natal Families in Alliance Societies: Two Tamang Examples." American Anthropologist, 95(2): 395-419. Reprint No. 416. Licensed Access.

Hill, Daniel H., William Axinn, and Arland Thornton. 1993. "Competing Hazards with Shared Unmeasured Risk Factors." Sociological Methodology, 23: 245-77. Reprint No. 415. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland, Linda C. Young-DeMarco, and Frances Goldscheider. 1993. "Leaving the Parental Nest: The Experience of a Young White Cohort in the 1980s." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 55(1): 216-29.

Thornton, Arland, William Axinn, and Daniel H. Hill. 1992. "Reciprocal Effects of Religiosity, Cohabitation, and Marriage." American Journal of Sociology, 98(3): 628-65. Reprint No. 397. Licensed Access.

Axinn, William, and Arland Thornton. 1992. "The Influence of Parental Resources on the Timing of the Transition to Marriage." Social Science Research, 21(3): 261-285. Reprint No. 392. DOI:10.1016/0049-089X(92)90008-5. Public Access.

Axinn, William, and Arland Thornton. 1992. "The Relationship between Cohabitation and Divorce: Selectivity or Causal Influence?" Demography, 29(3): 357-74. Reprint No. 386. Licensed Access.

Axinn, William, Tom E. Fricke, and Arland Thornton. 1991. "The Microdemographic Community-Study Approach: Improving Survey Data by Integrating the Ethnographic Method." Sociological Methods and Research, 20(2): 187-217. DOI:10.1177/0049124191020002001. Licensed Access.

Thornton, Arland. 1991. "Influence of the Marital History of Parents on the Marital and Cohabitational Experiences of Children." American Journal of Sociology, 96(4): 868-94.

Fricke, Tom E., Arland Thornton, and Dilli R. Dahal. 1990. "Family Organization and the Wage Labor Transition in a Tamang Community of Nepal." Human Ecology, 18: 283-313. Reprint No. 371.

Thornton, Arland. 1990. "The Courtship Process and Adolescent Sexuality." Journal of Family Issues, 11(3): 239-73.

Freedman, Deborah S., and Arland Thornton. 1990. "The Consumption Aspirations of Adolescents: Determinants and Implications." Youth and Society, 21, no.3 (March 1990): 259-81. Reprint No. 332.

Thornton, Arland, and Donald Camburn. 1989. "Religious Participation and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51(3): 641-53. Reprint No. 362.

Thornton, Arland. 1989. "Changing Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51(4): 873-93. Reprint No. 361.

Weinstein, Maxine, and Arland Thornton. 1989. "Mother-Child Relations and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior." Demography, 26, no.4 (November 1989): 563-77. Reprint No. 360.

Thornton, Arland. 1988. "Cohabitation and Marriage in the 1980s." Demography, 25(4): 497-508. Reprint No. 359.

Freedman, Deborah, Arland Thornton, Donald Camburn, Duane Alwin, and Linda Young-DeMarco. 1987. "The Life History Calendar: A Technique for Collecting Retrospecitve Data." Sociological Methodology, 18(1988): 37-68. Reprint No. 337.

Thornton, Arland. 1985. "Changing Attitudes toward Separation and Divorce: Causes and Consequences." The American Jouurnal of Sociology, 90(4): 856-72. Reprint No. 258.

Thornton, Arland, C. Chang, and Te Hsiung Sun. 1984. "Social and Economic Change, Intergenerational Relationships, and Family Formation in Taiwan." Demography, 21(4): 475-99. Reprint No. 257.

Thornton, Arland, and D. Freedman. 1982. "Changing Attitudes toward Marriage and Single Life." Family Planning Perspectives, 14(6): 297-303. Reprint No. 221.

Thornton, Arland, D.S. Freedman, and D. Camburn. 1982. "Obtaining Respondent Cooperation in Family Panel Studies." Sociological Methods & Research, 11(1): 33-51. Reprint No. 219.

Freedman, D.S., and Arland Thornton. 1982. "Income and Fertility: The Elusive Relationship." Demography, 19, no. 1 (February 1982): 65-78. Reprint No. 212.

Thornton, Arland. 1980. "The Influence of First Generation Fertility and Economic Status on Second Generation Fertility." Population and Environment, 31(1): 51-72. Reprint No. 256.

Freedman, D.S., Arland Thornton, and L. Wallisch. 1980. "Age at First Birth and Family Size: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study." Social Biology, 28(Fall/Winter1981): 217-27. Reprint No. 220.

Freedman, D.S., Arland Thornton, and D. Camburn. 1980. "Maintaining Response Rates in Longitudinal Studies." Sociological Methods & Research, 9, no. 1 (August 1980): 87-98. Reprint No. 191.

Freedman, Ronald, D. Freedman, and Arland Thornton. 1980. "Changes in Fertility Expectations and Preferences between 1962-1977: Their Relation to Final Parity." Demography, 17(4): 365-78. Reprint No. 186.

Thornton, Arland. 1979. "Fertility and Income, Consumption Aspirations, and Child Quality Standards." Demography, 16(2): 157-75. Reprint No. 255.

Thornton, Arland, and D. Freedman. 1979. "Changes in the Sex Role Attitudes of Women, 1962-1977: Evidence from a Panel Study." American Sociological Review, 44(5): 831-42. Reprint No. 173.

Freedman, D.S., and Arland Thornton. 1979. "The Long-Term Impact of Pregnancy at Marriage on the Family's Economic Circumstances." Family Planning Perspectives, 11, no. 1 (1979): 6-21. Reprint No. 163.

Chapters

Jayakody, Rukmalie, Arland Thornton, and William Axinn. 2008. "Perspectives on international family change." In International Family Change: ideational perspectives edited by Rukmalie Jayakody; Arland Thornton; William G Axinn. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Thornton, Arland, Georgina Binstock, and Dirgha Ghimire. 2008. "International dissemination of ideas about development and family change." In International Family Change: ideational perspectives edited by Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton, William G Axinn. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Thornton, Arland, and William Axinn. 2004. "The Social Demography of Fertility: Some Contributions of American Surveys." In Telescope on Society: Survey Research and Social Science at the University of Michigan and Beyond edited by J. S. House, F. T Juster, R.L. Kahn, H. Schuman and E. Singer. Pp. 281-304. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Thornton, Arland, Ronald Freedman, and William Axinn. 2002. "Intergenerational Panel Study of Parents and Children." In Looking at Lives: American Longitudinal Studies of the Twentieth Century edited by Erin Phelps, Frank F Furstenberg and Anne Colby. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Abstract.

Barber, Jennifer S., William Axinn, and Arland Thornton. 2002. "The Influence of Attitudes on Family Formation Processes." In Meaning and Choice: Value Orientations and Life Course Decisions edited by Ron Lesthaeghe. The Hague: Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute.

Thornton, Arland, William Axinn, Tom E. Fricke, and Duane Alwin. 2001. "Values and Beliefs in the Lives of Children and Families." In The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs edited by Arland Thornton. Pp. 215-243. Ann Arbor, MI: Univeristy of Michigan Press.

Thornton, Arland, J. Brooks-Gunn, G. Duncan, J. Evans, E. Perets, D. runyan, and J. Teachman. 2001. "Recommendations." In The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs edited by A. Thornton. Pp. 437-448. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Yang, L.S., Arland Thornton, and Tom E. Fricke. 2000. "Religion and Family Formation in Transitional Taiwan: The Decline of Ancestral Authority." In Family, Religion and Social Change in Diverse Societies edited by S.K. Houseknecht and J.G. Pankhurst. Pp. 121-146. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Axinn, William, and Arland Thornton. 2000. "The Transformation in the Meaning of Marriage." In Ties That Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation edited by L. Waite, C. Bachrach, M. Hindin, E. Thompson, and A. Thornton. Pp. 147-165. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Thornton, Arland. 1996. "Comparative and Historical Perspectives on Marriage, Divorce, and Family Life." In Promises to Keep edited by D. Popenoe, J.B. Elshtain and D. Blankenhorn. Pp. 69-87. Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield.

PSC Reports

Thornton, Arland. 2009. "The Detroit Area Study and Me." PSC Research Report No. 09-676. May 2009. Abstract. PDF.

de Jong, Julie, Dirgha Ghimire, Arland Thornton, and Lisa D. Pearce. 2006. "Developmental Idealism and Changing Models of Marriage." PSC Research Report No. 06-609. October 2006. Abstract. PDF.

Binstock, Georgina, and Arland Thornton. 2006. "Knowledge and Use of Developmental Thinking about Societies and Families among Teenagers in Argentina." PSC Research Report No. 06-587. January 2006. Abstract. PDF.

Thornton, Arland, Dirgha Ghimire, and Colter Mitchell. 2004. "The Measurement and Prevalence of Developmental Thinking about the Family: Evidence from Nepal." PSC Research Report No. 04-567. October 2004. Abstract. PDF.

Thornton, Arland, Georgina Binstock, and Dirgha Ghimire. 2004. "International Networks, Ideas, and Family Change." PSC Research Report No. 04-566. October 2004. Abstract. PDF.

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