Arland Thornton

13.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Arland Thornton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Arland Thornton has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 68 papers in Demography and 58 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Arland Thornton's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (64 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (42 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (31 papers). Arland Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (64 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (42 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (31 papers). Arland Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and China. Arland Thornton's co-authors include William G. Axinn, Linda Young‐DeMarco, Donald Camburn, Deborah Freedman, Duane F. Alwin, Jennifer S. Barber, Yu Xie, Daniel H. Hill, Thomas Fricke and Mick Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Arland Thornton

133 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family ... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2001 1988 1983 1989 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States: The 1960s Through the 1990s
    2001 742 citations Arland Thornton, Linda Young‐DeMarco profile →
  2. The Life History Calendar: A Technique for Collecting Retrospective Data
    1988 628 citations Arland Thornton, Linda Young‐DeMarco et al. profile →
  3. Causes and Consequences of Sex-Role Attitudes and Attitude Change
    1983 446 citations Arland Thornton et al. profile →
  4. Changing Attitudes toward Family Issues in the United States
    1989 334 citations Arland Thornton profile →

Peers

Arland Thornton
Andrew J. Cherlin United States
Larry L. Bumpass United States
Daniel T. Lichter United States
Matthijs Kalmijn Netherlands
Suzanne M. Bianchi United States
Scott J. South United States
Paula England United States
Irwin Garfinkel United States
Melissa A. Milkie United States
Frank F. Furstenberg United States
Andrew J. Cherlin United States
Arland Thornton
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thornton, Arland & Linda Young‐DeMarco. (2024). Literacy among American Indians: Levels and Trends from 1900 to 1930 and across Birth Cohorts from 1830 to 1920. Ethnohistory. 71(3). 379–408.
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Williams, Nathalie E., et al.. (2020). When Does Social Capital Matter for Migration? A Study of Networks, Brokers, and Migrants in Nepal. International Migration Review. 54(4). 964–991. 14 indexed citations
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Allendorf, Keera, Arland Thornton, Dirgha J. Ghimire, Linda Young‐DeMarco, & Colter Mitchell. (2020). A Good Age to Marry? An Intergenerational Model of the Influence of Timing Attitudes on Entrance into Marriage. European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie. 37(1). 179–209. 7 indexed citations
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Allendorf, Keera, Arland Thornton, Colter Mitchell, & Linda Young‐DeMarco. (2019). The Influence of Developmental Idealism on Marital Attitudes, Expectations, and Timing. Journal of Family Issues. 40(17). 2359–2388. 9 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, et al.. (2019). Fatalistic Beliefs and Migration Behaviors: A Study of Ideational Demography in Nepal. Population Research and Policy Review. 39(4). 643–670. 13 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, Dirgha J. Ghimire, Linda Young‐DeMarco, & Prem Bhandari. (2019). The Reliability and Stability of Measures of Individuals' Values and Beliefs Concerning Developmental Idealism in Nepal. 5(3). 314–336. 7 indexed citations
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Ghimire, Dirgha J., Nathalie E. Williams, Arland Thornton, Linda Young‐DeMarco, & Prem Bhandari. (2017). Strategies for origin-based surveying of international migrants. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45(7). 1185–1206. 11 indexed citations
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Allendorf, Keera & Arland Thornton. (2015). Caste and Choice: The Influence of Developmental Idealism on Marriage Behavior. American Journal of Sociology. 121(1). 243–287. 53 indexed citations
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Lai, Qing & Arland Thornton. (2014). The making of family values: Developmental idealism in Gansu, China. Social Science Research. 51. 174–188. 29 indexed citations
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Xie, Yu, Arland Thornton, Guangzhou Wang, & Qing Lai. (2012). Societal projection: Beliefs concerning the relationship between development and inequality in China. Social Science Research. 41(5). 1069–1084. 38 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, Georgina Binstock, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi‐Shavazi, et al.. (2012). Knowledge and beliefs about national development and developmental hierarchies: The viewpoints of ordinary people in thirteen countries. Social Science Research. 41(5). 1053–1068. 35 indexed citations
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Melegh, Attila, Arland Thornton, Dimiter Philipov, & Linda Young‐DeMarco. (2012). Perceptions of Societal Developmental Hierarchies in Europe and Beyond: A Bulgarian Perspective. European Sociological Review. 29(3). 603–615. 27 indexed citations
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Kimball, Miles, Colter Mitchell, Arland Thornton, & Linda Young‐DeMarco. (2009). Empirics on the Origins of Preferences: The Case of College Major and Religiosity. NBER Working Paper No. 15182.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 6 indexed citations
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Binstock, Georgina & Arland Thornton. (2006). KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF DEVELOPMENTAL THINKING ABOUT SOCIETIES AND FAMILIES AMONG TEENAGERS IN ARGENTINA. Journal of Biosocial Science. 38(1). 75–104. 22 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland. (2005). Developmental Idealism and Worldwide Family Change. 13(1). 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Yu, James M. Raymo, Kimberly A. Goyette, & Arland Thornton. (2003). Economic potential and entry into marriage and cohabitation. Demography. 40(2). 351–367. 181 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland. (1988). Cohabitation and marriage in the 1980s. Demography. 25(4). 497–508. 84 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, et al.. (1986). Intergenerational relations and reproductive behavior in Taiwan. Demography. 23(2). 185–197. 21 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland. (1978). Marital Instability Differentials and Interactions: Insights from Multivariate Contingency Table Analysis.. 17 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland. (1977). Decomposing the re-marriage process.. PubMed. 31(2). 383–92. 16 indexed citations

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