Pamela Smock's Select Publications

Journal Articles

Osborne, C., Wendy Manning, and Pamela Smock. 2007. "Married and cohabiting parents' relationship stability: A focus on race and ethnicity." Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(5): 1345-1366. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00451.x. Licensed Access.

Avellar, Sarah, and Pamela Smock. 2005. "The Economic Consequences of the Dissolution of Cohabiting Unions." Journal of Marriage and Family, 67(2): 315-327. DOI:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00118.x. Licensed Access.

Smock, Pamela, Wendy Manning, and Meredith Porter. 2005. ""Everything's There Except Money": How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry Among Cohabitors." Journal of Marriage and Family, 67(3): 680-696. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00162.x. Licensed Access.

Manning, W.D., and Pamela Smock. 2005. "Measuring and modeling cohabitation: New perspectives from qualitative data." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(4): 989-1002. DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00189.x. Licensed Access.

Smock, Pamela. 2004. "The Wax and Wane of Marriage: Prospects for Marriage in the 21st Century." Journal of Marriage and Family, 66(4): 966-973. Reprint No. 610. DOI:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00066.x. Licensed Access.

Manning, Wendy, Pamela Smock, and Debarun Majumdar. 2004. "The Relative Stability of Cohabiting and Marital Unions for Children." Population Research and Policy Review, 23(2): 135-159. DOI:10.1023/B:POPU.0000019916.29156.a7. Licensed Access.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. 2004. "Living Together Unmarried in the United States: Demographic Perspectives and Implications for Family Policy." Law & Policy, 26(1): 87-117. DOI:10.1111/j.0265-8240.2004.00164.x. Licensed Access.

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

Stewart, Susan, Wendy Manning, and Pamela Smock. 2003. "Union Formation Among Men in the US: Does Having Prior Children Matter?" Journal of Marriage and the Family, 65(1): 90-104.

Avellar, Sarah, and Pamela Smock. 2003. "Has the Price of Motherhood Declined Over Time? A Cross-Cohort Comparison of the Motherhood Wage Penalty." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 65(3): 597-607.

Manning, Wendy, Susan Stewart, and Pamela Smock. 2003. "The Complexity of Fathers' Parenting Responsibilities and Involvement with Nonresident Children." Journal of Family Issues, 24(5): 645-667.

Manning, Wendy, and Pamela Smock. 2002. "First Comes Cohabitation and Then Comes Marriage." Journal of Family Issues, 23(8): 1065-1087.

Smock, Pamela. 2000. "Cohabitation in the United States: An Appraisal of Research Themes, Findings, and Implications." Annual Reviews Sociology, 26: 1-20. Reprint No. 584.

Manning, Wendy, and Pamela Smock. 2000. "Swapping Families? Serial Parenting and Economic Support for Children." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62(1): 111-122.

Smock, Pamela, Wendy Manning, and Sanjiv Gupta. 1999. "The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Women's Economic Well-Being." American Sociological Review, 64(6): 794-812.

Manning, Wendy, and Pamela Smock. 1999. "New Families and Nonresident Father-Child Visitation." Social Forces, 78(1): 87-116.

Sanchez, Laura, Wendy Manning, and Pamela Smock. 1998. "Sex-Specialized or Collaborative Mate Selection? Union Transitions Among Cohabitors." Social Science Research, 27: 280-304.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. 1997. "Cohabiting Partners' Economic Circumstances and Marriage." Demography, 34(3): 331-341. Reprint No. 528.

Chapters

Smock, Pamela, and Mary C. Noonan. 2005. "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.

Smock, Pamela, and Sanjiv Gupta. 2002. "Cohabitation in Contemporary North America." In Just Living Together: Implications for Children, Families and Public Policy edited by Alan Booth and Ann C. Crouter. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Associates.

PSC Reports

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

Smock, Pamela, Huang, Penelope M., Wendy Manning, and Cara A. Bergstrom. 2006. "Heterosexual Cohabitation in the United States: Motives for Living Together among Young Men and Women." PSC Research Report No. 06-606. August 2006. Abstract. PDF.

Smock, Pamela, Wendy Manning, and Meredith Porter. 2004. ""Everything’s There Except Money”: How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry Among Cohabitors." PSC Research Report No. 04-564. September 2004. Abstract. PDF.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. 2004. "Living Together Unmarried in the United States: Demographic Perspectives and Implications for Family Policy." PSC Research Report No. 04-555. March 2004. Abstract. PDF.

Seefeldt, Kristin S., and Pamela Smock. 2004. "Marriage on the Public Policy Agenda: What Do Policy Makers Need to Know from Research?" PSC Research Report No. 04-554. March 2004. Abstract. PDF.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. 2001. "A Case for Qualitative Methods in U.S. Family Demography: Understanding the Meaning of Unmarried Cohabitation." PSC Research Report No. 01-483. August 2001. Abstract. PDF.

Manning, Wendy, Susan D. Stewart, and Pamela Smock. 2001. "The Complexity of Fathers' Parenting Responsibilities and Involvement with Nonresident Children." PSC Research Report No. 01-478. June 2001. Abstract. PDF.

Iceland, John, and Pamela Smock. 1998. "The Impact of Industrial Shifts in Employment on the Earnings of African American and White Women." PSC Research Report No. 98-425. September 1998. Abstract. PDF.

Smock, Pamela, and Wendy Manning. 1995. "Dyadic Decisions: Which Cohabiting Couples Marry?" PSC Research Report No. 95-336. August 1995. Abstract.


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