Journal of Marriage and Family 74(1)

Journal of Marriage and Family, February 2012: Volume 74, Issue 1

Marriage

Reexamining the Case for Marriage: Union Formation and Changes in Well-being
Kelly Musick and Larry Bumpass

Marriage and Desistance From Crime: A Consideration of Gene–Environment Correlation
J. C. Barnes and Kevin M. Beaver

Marriage (In)equality: The Perspectives of Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Parents
Abbie E. Goldberg and Katherine A. Kuvalanka

Variation in the Relationship Between Education and Marriage: Marriage Market Mismatch?
Kelly Musick, Jennie E. Brand and Dwight Davis

Family Influences on Intermarriage Attitudes: A Sibling Analysis in the Netherlands
Willem Huijnk and Aart C. Liefbroer

I Do … Want to Save: Marriage and Retirement Savings in Young Households
Melissa A. Z. Knoll, Christopher R. Tamborini and Kevin Whitman

Intergenerational Relationships

Life Course Status and Exchanges of Support Between Young Adults and Parents
Freek Bucx, Frits van Wel and Trudie Knijn

Gender and Material Transfers Between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt
Kathryn M. Yount, Solveig A. Cunningham, Michal Engelman and Emily M. Agree

“I'm Not Supporting His Kids”: Nonresident Fathers' Contributions Given Mothers' New Fertility
Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Cancian

Neighborhood Contexts, Fathers, and Mexican American Young Adolescents' Internalizing Symptoms
Rebecca M. B. White and Mark W. Roosa

Of General Interest

Adolescents' Pregnancy Intentions, Wantedness, and Regret: Cross-Lagged Relations With Mental Health and Harsh Parenting
Patricia L. East, Nina C. Chien and Jennifer S. Barber

Domestic Work and the Wage Penalty for Motherhood in West Germany
Michael Kühhirt and Volker Ludwig

Mate Availability and Women's Sexual Experiences in China
Katherine Trent and Scott J. South

Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well-being in Ghana
Ming-Chang Tsai and Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo