Department of Sociology, 1 University Station, A1700, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712.
Soc Sci Res. 2011 Mar;40(2):433-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.09.005.
Although previous research demonstrates the importance of the availability of marriageable men, earnings, and employment stability for racial differences in marriage, it also suggests that other factors likely contribute to this variation. This study investigates a new factor that might help to explain racial variation in marriage, the kinship group. To explore this possible connection, we examine the influence of parental kin involvement experienced during childhood and adolescence on marriage in adulthood using all three waves of the National Survey of Families and Households. While few of the measures of kin ties have significant effects on marriage, some measures were significantly related and the patterns of associations sometimes varied by race.
尽管先前的研究表明适婚男性的数量、收入和就业稳定性对婚姻中的种族差异很重要，但也有其他因素可能对此差异有影响。本研究探讨了一个可能有助于解释婚姻中的种族差异的新因素，即亲属群体。为了探索这种可能的联系，我们利用全国家庭和住户调查的前三轮数据，考察了童年和青少年时期经历的父母亲属参与对成年后婚姻的影响。虽然亲属关系的一些衡量指标对婚姻没有显著影响，但有些指标与婚姻显著相关，而且关联模式有时因种族而异。
