Statistical errors, faulty conclusions, misguided policy: reply to Weitzman.
A reply to a commentary by Lenore J. Weitzman on the writer's “A Re-Evalution of the Economic Consequences of Divorce,” both of which appear in this issue. In his article, the writer had discussed Weitzman's The Divorce Revolution: The Unexpected Social and Economic Consequences for Women and Chil...
| Publicado en: | American Sociological Review Vol. 61; pp. 539 - 541 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
June 1996
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| Sumario: | A reply to a commentary by Lenore J. Weitzman on the writer's “A Re-Evalution of the Economic Consequences of Divorce,” both of which appear in this issue. In his article, the writer had discussed Weitzman's The Divorce Revolution: The Unexpected Social and Economic Consequences for Women and Children. The writer argues that Weitzman's discussion of sample weights and computer files does not alter his conclusion that Weitzman's estimates are inaccurate; that his conclusions about the effects of no-fault legislation on divorced women's standard of living differ from those of Weitzman; and that Weitzman's inaccurate estimates have led to a serious distortion of policy discussions about no-fault divorce. |
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