Household Structure and Living Alone in Israel

The authors analyze "the changing family patterns associated with modernization by examining ethnic differences in family living arrangements in Israel in 1972 focusing in particular on the likelihood of living alone or with unrelated adults." They find that "group level differences in family living patterns are strong and salient [and]....result from group adjustments to long-term change in social structure....This result argues strongly for a conclusion that there are strong normatively-based forces underlying living arrangements decisions leading to variation over time and between groups at the same time." (EXCERPT)