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Although the incidence of abortion in the U.S. has declined, it remains a deeply divisive issue. There is a depth of research on individual predictors of abortion and the impact abortion restrictions have on state abortion rates. However there is a lack of analysis that evaluates the influence of personhood laws on abortion. This analysis examines the impact of state fetal homicide legislation and abortion restrictions on state abortion rates. Using original panel data from all 50 states and Washington D.C. for 2001-2014, we test whether changes in state policy are associated with changes in state abortion rates. Using fixed- and hybrid-effect models, we find that implementation of fetal homicide legislation is associated with decreases in the abortion rate within states. In contrast, increases in policy restriction abortion access are associated with increases in abortion within states. This analysis indicates current state policies may have unintended consequences, and the impact on women's maternal decision-making should be evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines adherence to femininity among women, masculinity among men, and identification with feminism among both women and men using a sample of university students. Our preliminary results indicate some significant differences in level of adherence to femininity and masculinity across racial-ethnic groups, although adherence to femininity and masculinity tended to be at least moderate in level for all racial-ethnic groups. Our preliminary findings also suggest at least moderate identification with feminism for all groups of women in our study; black women may identify more with certain aspects of feminist identity than other women, however. Finally, the men in our study appear to endorse some aspects of a feminist identity; this endorsement may be somewhat stronger among Asian men compared to other men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We use restricted access longitudinal data from Add Health to investigate how several dimensions of adolescent romantic involvement influence young women's and men's college enrollment patterns. We also explore two channels by which adolescent romantic involvement may influence college enrollment: educational expectations and high school grades. Our analyses show that adolescent romantic involvement can positively and negatively affect educational expectations, high school grade point average (GPA), and college enrollment, with the direction depending on the dimension of romantic involvement considered. In addition, our results highlight gender and racial/ethnic differences in the effects of adolescent romantic involvement on educational outcomes. For men, virtually all of the effects of adolescent romantic involvement on college enrollment operate via lower grades. However, our findings indicate a more complicated pattern of effects for women. Adolescent romantic involvement has some residual effects on women's college enrollment, even after accounting for impact on educational expectations and grades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]