Small Samples, Big Challenges: Studying Atypical Family Forms.
We discuss the challenges of small-subsample sizes that family scholars often encounter when studying nontraditional or less common family types. We begin by identifying the general difficulties of using existing data in this line of research and then discuss potential solutions that may help resear...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Marriage & Family Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 926 - 936 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
November 2005
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| Sumario: | We discuss the challenges of small-subsample sizes that family scholars often encounter when studying nontraditional or less common family types. We begin by identifying the general difficulties of using existing data in this line of research and then discuss potential solutions that may help researchers to avoid these problems. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we use the example of monoracial White, monoracial Asian, and Asian/White interracial families to illustrate these problems and available, albeit imperfect, solutions. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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