Sarah Hayford

My research focuses on family behavior as an indicator of and reaction to social change, both in developing and developed countries. I define family behavior broadly -- my past research has analyzed female genital cutting in Kenya, the transition to adulthood in the United States, and adherence to the one-child policy in China. Recently I have focused on the relationship between fertility intentions and behavior. In my current projects, I am examining changes in fertility intentions over the life course and the relationship between second birth rates and women's employment around the first birth.

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