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#413 - Single Motherhood Since 1980: A Dialogue with Nicholas Wolfinger & Matthew McKeever

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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Nicholas Wolfinger and Matthew McKeever about single motherhood since 1980. They discuss major causes of single motherhood, income, workforce change, teenage mothers, and low fertility rates. They also talk about the differences between divorced vs. non-married mothers, income and family size, race, 1979 longitudinal cohort, single motherhood in the 21st century, and many other topics.

Nicholas Wolfinger is professor of family and consumer studies and sociology at the University of Utah. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA. He is widely published and cited within academia and has written for The Atlantic, National Review, Huffington Post, and other outlets. He is the author of numerous books on marriage, family, and divorce, including the most recent book (co-authored with Matthew McKeever), Thanks For Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood Since 1980.

Matthew McKeever is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of sociology at Haverford College. He has also taught at Rice University, University of Houston, University of Kentucky, and Yale University. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA, and his B.A. from Haverford. His research focuses on the structure of social inequality within a variety of institutional, cultural, and regional contexts, from the U.S. and Europe to South Africa and Asia.


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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Nicholas Wolfinger and Matthew McKeever about single motherhood since 1980. They discuss major causes of single motherhood, income, workforce change, teenage mothers, and low fertility rates. They also talk about the differences between divorced vs. non-married mothers, income and family size, race, 1979 longitudinal cohort, single motherhood in the 21st century, and many other topics.

Nicholas Wolfinger is professor of family and consumer studies and sociology at the University of Utah. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA. He is widely published and cited within academia and has written for The Atlantic, National Review, Huffington Post, and other outlets. He is the author of numerous books on marriage, family, and divorce, including the most recent book (co-authored with Matthew McKeever), Thanks For Nothing: The Economics of Single Motherhood Since 1980.

Matthew McKeever is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of sociology at Haverford College. He has also taught at Rice University, University of Houston, University of Kentucky, and Yale University. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA, and his B.A. from Haverford. His research focuses on the structure of social inequality within a variety of institutional, cultural, and regional contexts, from the U.S. and Europe to South Africa and Asia.


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