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dc.contributor.advisorPoston, Dudley L.
dc.creatorKlucsarits, Christine Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-14T23:57:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-16T01:41:54Z
dc.date.available2010-01-14T23:57:06Z
dc.date.available2010-01-16T01:41:54Z
dc.date.created2007-05
dc.date.issued2009-05-15
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1378
dc.description.abstractThis thesis utilizes a series of seven logistic regression models to examine the predictors of the likelihood of adoption among U.S. women based on the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6. The individual characteristics that have been found most influential in determining adoption behavior in past studies were examined, including age at the time of the interview, parity, fecundity status, and socioeconomic status. A special focus was placed upon the relationship between the race and ethnicity of a woman and her adoption behavior, which has received limited attention in the adoption literature. The results of this analysis suggest that the main determinants of adoption are undergoing change. While findings on the relationship between a woman’s age and her likelihood of adoption are consistent with past research, the relationships of parity, marital status, fecundity status and socioeconomic status with adoption behavior each exhibit surprising developments. Additionally, the results of this analysis reveal that race and ethnicity are important variables in terms of the adoption behavior of U.S. women. The implications of these results, as well as the need for more comprehensive adoption data, are also discussed.en
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectadoptionen
dc.subjectUnited Statesen
dc.subjectdemographyen
dc.subjectraceen
dc.subjectethnicityen
dc.titlePredictors of the likelihood of adoption among U.S. women by race and ethnicityen
dc.typeBooken
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFinlay, Barbara
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcIntosh, William Alex
dc.type.genreElectronic Thesisen
dc.type.materialtexten
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digitalen


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