Arland Thornton
Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., University of Michigan
B.A., Brigham Young University
Dr. Arland Thornton specializes in the study of marriage, family, and life course structures and processes. He has authored a book and a number of articles on the effect of societal change on the family in the United States and Asia. His work currently focuses on intergenerational relations, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, reproductive behavior, living arrangements, and gender roles in Nepal, Taiwan, and the United States. His teaching centers on the sociology and demography of the family and life course. He is involved with projects concerning Developmental Idealism in several countries around the world.
Research Profile at the Population Studies Center
Recent Monographs
Arland Thornton. "Reading History Sideways: The Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life." The University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Arland Thornton, William Axinn, and Yu Xie. "Marriage and Cohabitation." University of Chicago Press. 2007.
Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton, and William Axinn, Eds. "International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives." Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2007