Susan L Brown

Summary

Affiliation: Bowling Green State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The effect of union type on psychological well-being: depression among cohabitors versus marrieds
    S L Brown
    Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, OH 43403, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 41:241-55. 2000
  2. ncbi The significance of nonmarital cohabitation: marital status and mental health benefits among middle-aged and older adults
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, 222 Williams Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60:S21-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Cohabitation among older adults: a national portrait
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 61:S71-9. 2006
  4. ncbi Family structure transitions and adolescent well-being
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, 239 Williams Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 43:447-61. 2006
  5. ncbi Family boundary ambiguity and the measurement of family structure: the significance of cohabitation
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 46:85-101. 2009
  6. ncbi The gray divorce revolution: rising divorce among middle-aged and older adults, 1990-2010
    Susan L Brown
    Correspondence Correspondence should be addressed to Susan L Brown, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, 239 Williams Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403 0222 E mail
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 67:731-41. 2012
  7. ncbi Unmarried Boomers confront old age: a national portrait
    I Fen Lin
    Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 0222, USA
    Gerontologist 52:153-65. 2012
  8. ncbi A decomposition of trends in poverty among children of immigrants
    Jennifer Van Hook
    Center for Family and Demographic Research, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 41:649-70. 2004
  9. ncbi Spatially structured population dynamics in feral oilseed rape
    Michael J Crawley
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 271:1909-16. 2004

Research Grants

  1. Union Transitions and Cohabitation among Older Adults
    Susan Brown; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Children's Developmental Outcomes in Cohabiting Unions
    Susan Brown; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The effect of union type on psychological well-being: depression among cohabitors versus marrieds
    S L Brown
    Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, OH 43403, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 41:241-55. 2000
    ..Longitudinal analyses that correct for selection bias confirm that the lower levels of well-being characterizing cohabitors are not due to the types of people who choose to cohabit...
  2. ncbi The significance of nonmarital cohabitation: marital status and mental health benefits among middle-aged and older adults
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, 222 Williams Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60:S21-9. 2005
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  3. ncbi Cohabitation among older adults: a national portrait
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 61:S71-9. 2006
    ..In order to begin building a conceptual framework, we provide a descriptive portrait of older adult cohabitors, emphasizing how they compare to older remarrieds and unpartnereds...
  4. ncbi Family structure transitions and adolescent well-being
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, 239 Williams Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 43:447-61. 2006
    ..Formalization of a cohabiting stepfamily through marriage did not translate into any appreciable benefits for adolescent well-being...
  5. ncbi Family boundary ambiguity and the measurement of family structure: the significance of cohabitation
    Susan L Brown
    Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 46:85-101. 2009
    ..Family boundary ambiguity presents an important measurement challenge for family scholars...
  6. ncbi The gray divorce revolution: rising divorce among middle-aged and older adults, 1990-2010
    Susan L Brown
    Correspondence Correspondence should be addressed to Susan L Brown, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, 239 Williams Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403 0222 E mail
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 67:731-41. 2012
    ..Over 600,000 people aged 50 and older got divorced in 2010 but little is known about the predictors and consequences of divorces that occur during middle and later life...
  7. ncbi Unmarried Boomers confront old age: a national portrait
    I Fen Lin
    Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 0222, USA
    Gerontologist 52:153-65. 2012
    ..Our study provides a national portrait of the Baby Boom generation, paying particular attention to the heterogeneity among unmarried Boomers and whether it operates similarly among women versus men...
  8. ncbi A decomposition of trends in poverty among children of immigrants
    Jennifer Van Hook
    Center for Family and Demographic Research, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, OH 43403, USA
    Demography 41:649-70. 2004
    ..The relative increase in poverty for immigrant versus native children owes largely to the divergence between immigrant and native families in racial/ethnic composition, parental education, and employment...
  9. ncbi Spatially structured population dynamics in feral oilseed rape
    Michael J Crawley
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 271:1909-16. 2004
    ..g. winter rainfall) that affects the motorway as a whole...

Research Grants2

  1. Union Transitions and Cohabitation among Older Adults
    Susan Brown; Fiscal Year: 2005
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  2. Children's Developmental Outcomes in Cohabiting Unions
    Susan Brown; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..By incorporating a developmental perspective, I will be better equipped to address how and why newly emerging family structures such as cohabitation influence children's lives. ..