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Describes the origins, evolution, & operations of the US Constitution, which has had wide significance as an exemplum of modern federal democracy. Central tenets of the Constitution, including federalism, the division of powers, an independent judiciary, & the rights of the individual, have been adopted across the globe. Yet both the Constitution & US federalism have been dynamic, as is indicated by key post-Civil War Amendments. The Constitution has also been affected by political & social change, the continental expansion of the nation, & the US's emergence as an economic & military superpower. K. Coddon

Vielleicht gibt es keine bessere Gelegenheit, als sich angesichts des Millenniumwechsels kritisch den Glaubenssätzen, Werten und Praktiken zuzuwenden, die von qualitativen Forscher(inne)n in den USA geteilt und/oder diskutiert werden. Der Beitrag dient deshalb u.a. der Betrachtung und Diskussion einiger Grundannahmen und Probleme, die sich gegenwärtig in den Diskursen der amerikanischen qualitativen Sozialforschung abzeichnen.

Recent changes in US marriage & fertility behavior are examined in light of the growing earning power of women & of G. S. Becker's (1981) theories of marriage & family behavior. Becker hypothesized that the educational attainment of women would have a negative impact on mariage formation. Long-term cohort analysis was conducted of data from the 1988 National Survey of Families & Households from women (N unspecified) followed from age 14 until their first marriage & first birth, using an exponential model with time-constant & time-dependent covariates. Becker's independence hypothesis is not supported. Rather, it is found that the proportion of women ever married has dropped considerably for all educational groups. 4 Tables, 2 Figures, 45 References. M. Wagner