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Session 90:
Global Changes in Marriage and Family

Friday, May 01
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Brule B
Chair: Feinian Chen, North Carolina State University
Discussant: Michael S. Pollard, RAND Corporation
Discussant: Judith Treas, University of California, Irvine

1. Marriage Formation in Comparative Perspective: Marriage Rates, Marriage Age and the Role of Context  •  Claudia Geist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2. Factors Influencing Children’s Risk of Experiencing Maternal Cohabitation: Current Estimates and Trends  •  Kristin Burnett, Pennsylvania State University

3. Effects of Family Background upon the Timing of First Marriage in Modern China and Russia  •  Hongbo Wang, University of California, Los Angeles

4. Global Trends in Marital Instability from 1970 to Present  •  Misty Heggeness, University of Minnesota

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