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Trends in childlessness in the United States, 1910–1975

Dudley L. Poston Jr. Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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Erin Gotard Department of Sociology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Pages 212-224 | Published online: 23 Aug 2010

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DudleyL. Poston$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (1990) Voluntary and involuntary childlessness among catholic and non‐catholic women: Are the patterns converging?. Social Biology 37:3-4, pages 251-265.
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DudleyL. Poston$suffix/text()$suffix/text() & RuthM. Cullen. (1989) Propensity of white women in the United States to adopt children. Social Biology 36:3-4, pages 167-185.
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RobertL. Boyd. (1989) Childlessness and social mobility during the baby boom. Sociological Spectrum 9:4, pages 425-438.
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DudleyL. Poston$suffix/text()$suffix/text() & RichardG. Rogers. (1988) Development and childlessness in the states and territories of Brazil. Social Biology 35:3-4, pages 267-284.
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LouisG. Pol. (1983) Childlessness: A panel study of expressed intentions and reported fertility. Social Biology 30:3, pages 318-327.
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DudleyL. Poston$suffix/text()$suffix/text() & Kathryn Beth Kramer. (1983) Voluntary and involuntary childlessness in the United States, 1955–1973. Social Biology 30:3, pages 290-306.
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Ingrid Lynch, Tracy Morison, Catriona Ida Macleod, Magdalena Mijas, Ryan du Toit & Simi Seemanthini. 2018. Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness. Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness 11 47 .
Kenzie Latham & Jeanne Holcomb. (2012) Racial Variations of Parity Status as a Predictor of Disability Onset Among Old-Old Women. Journal of Family Issues 35:3, pages 291-311.
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Warren Waren & Heili Pals. (2013) Comparing characteristics of voluntarily childless men and women. Journal of Population Research 30:2, pages 151-170.
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Donald T. Rowland. (2016) Historical Trends in Childlessness. Journal of Family Issues 28:10, pages 1311-1337.
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Jay D. Teachman, Karen A. Polonko & John Scanzoni. 1999. Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Handbook of Marriage and the Family 39 76 .
Susan L. D. Rovi. (1994) Taking ?NO? for an answer: Using negative reproductive intentions to study the childless/childfree. Population Research and Policy Review 13:4, pages 343-365.
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Robert L. Boyd. (1989) Minority Status and Childlessness. Sociological Inquiry 59:3, pages 331-342.
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Robert L. Boyd. (2016) Racial Differences in Childlessness: A Centennial Review. Sociological Perspectives 32:2, pages 183-199.
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Sharon K. Houseknecht. 1987. Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Handbook of Marriage and the Family 369 395 .
Jay D. Teachman, Karen A. Polonko & John Scanzoni. 1987. Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Handbook of Marriage and the Family 3 36 .
Dudley L. Poston & Kathryn B. Kramer. (1986) Patterns of Childlessness among Catholic and Non-Catholic Women in the U.S.: A Log-Linear Analysis. Sociological Inquiry 56:4, pages 507-522.
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Gail Anne Shea. (1983) Voluntary childlessness and the Women's Liberation Movement. Population and Environment 6:1, pages 17-26.
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WILLIAM D. MOSHER & CHRISTINE A. BACHRACH. (2016) Childlessness in the United States. Journal of Family Issues 3:4, pages 517-543.
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DUDLEY L. POSTONJr.Jr. & KATHERINE TRENT. (2016) International Variability in Childlessness. Journal of Family Issues 3:4, pages 473-491.
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SHARON K. HOUSEKNECHT. (2016) Voluntary Childlessness. Journal of Family Issues 3:4, pages 459-471.
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Larry D. BarnettLarry D. Barnett. 1982. Population Policy and the U.S. Constitution. Population Policy and the U.S. Constitution 99 109 .

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