title: The household structure of second-generation children:  an exploratory study of extended family arrangements.
abstract: "Using data from the Children of Immigrants Survey, the antecedents of extended family arrangements among [U.S.] immigrant households with children are examined.  The incidence and form of such arrangements, especially the presence of grandparents, are analyzed in relation to single parenthood, national origin, cultural assimilation, and socioeconomic variables.  The findings serve to underscore the complexity of the correlates of extended family arrangements. While there is a relationship with single parenthood, more research is needed on the economic basis for the presence of relatives in the household.  The analysis uncovered the need to also treat presence of grandparents as an independent variable, especially in the cultural assimilation of children of immigrants."
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012922:Social Change; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Age Factors; Americas; Child; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethnic Groups; Extended Family; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Geographic Factors; Immigrants; Living Arrangements; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Social Change; Spatial Distribution; United States; Youth