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Bumpass, Larry Lee was born on February 16, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Yancey Washington and Emma Lee Bumpass.
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American Families and Households (The Population of the United States in the 1980's : a Census Monograph Series)
( Changes in family and household composition are part of...)
Changes in family and household composition are part of every individual's life course. Childhood families expand and contract; the individual leaves to set up an independent household; he or she may marry, raise children, lose a spouse. These transitions have a profound effect on the economic and social well-being of individuals, and the relative prevalence of different living arrangements affects the very character of society. American families and Households takes advantage of the large samples provided by the decennial censuses to document recent major transformations in the individual life cycle and consequent changes in the composition of the American population. As James Sweet and Larry Bumpass demonstrate, these changes have been dramaticrates of marriage and childbirth are down, rates of marital disruption are up, and those who can are more likely to maintain independent households despite the rapid acceleration of change during recent years, however, the authors find that contemporary trends are continuous with long-term changes in Western society. This meticulous work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the American Family and the individual life experiences that are translated into the larger population experience. "Jim Sweet and Larry Bumpass provide detailed descriptions of three components of the households and families of Americans: family transitions; the prevalence of different family and household arrangements; and the economic and social circumstances of people living in different types of families and households....As a reference work, the volume is a gold mine, with many rich veins of useful information....Anyone interested in American families and how they have been changing will want to refer to this volume." —American Journal of Sociology A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
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Larry Lee Bumpass
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Larry Lee Bumpass, American Sociologist, educator. Member Population Association American (board directors 1973-1977, 2d vice president 1982, 1st vice president 1986, pres.1990), American Sociological Association (chairman population section 1982), International Union for Science Study of Population, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Civil Liberties Union.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Wheaton College, 1963; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1968.
Career
Research associate, Office of Population, Princeton University, 1967-1970;
member of faculty department sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1970;
professor, University of Wisconsin, since 1973;
director, Center for Demography and Ecology, 1977-1980. Fellow Economics Common for Europe, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 1974. Chairman population and social science study section National Institutes of Health, 1978-1980.
Chairman international research awards program on determinants of fertility in developing countries Population Council, 1981-1985. Board overseers Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1984-1987. Director National Survey Families and Households, since 1986.
Member National Institutes of Health Population Research Committee, 1989-1993, Board Overseers General Society Survey, since 1990, MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Mid-life Adjustment. Member Board Children Youth Families, NTL Academy Sciences, since 1993.
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American Families and Households (The Population of the United States in the 1980's : a Census Monograph Series)
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American Families and Households (The Population of the United States in the 1980's : a Census Monograph Series)
Membership
Member Population Association American (board directors 1973-1977, 2d vice president 1982, 1st vice president 1986, pres.1990), American Sociological Association (chairman population section 1982), International Union for Science Study of Population, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Civil Liberties Union.
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Married Janet Arlene Angles, August 3, 1962. Children— Shauna Lynn, Carri Noelle.
