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AMY BUTLER, PH.D.
Associate Professor
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Phone: (319) 335-1277
Email: amy-c-butler@uiowa.edu
School of Social Work
The University of Iowa
Teaching areas:
Family Policy, International Comparisons of Policy, Research Methods
Research interests:
Effects of social policy, economic conditions and culture on family structure and well-being.
Education:
- Ph.D. 1987 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Social Work and Sociology)
- A.M. 1984 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sociology
- M.S.W. 1980 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Social Work
Publications:
Butler, A. C., and Bailey, D. (forthcoming). The maturity and competence of girls obtaining abortions: Are parental involvement laws needed? Journal of Policy Practice. [pdf]
Butler, A. C. (2005). Gender differences in the prevalence of same-sex partnering; 1988-2002. Social Forces, 84, 421-449.
Butler, A. C. (2002). Welfare, premarital childbearing, and the role of normative climate: 1968-1994. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 295-313.
Butler, A. C. and Kuraeva, L. G. (2001). Russian family policy in transition: Implications for families and professionals. Social Service Review, 75, 195-224.
Butler, A. C. (2000). Trends in same-gender sexual partnering, 1988-1998. Journal of Sex Research, 37, 333-343.
Butler, A. C. (1996). The effect of welfare benefit levels on poverty among single-parent families. Social Problems, 43, 94-115.
Butler A. C. (1995). The impact of social welfare policies on self-initiative and family structure: The case of Poland. Social Service Review, 69, 1-31.
Butler, A. C. (1993). The impact of the one-year residency requirement on students preferring part-time study. Journal of Social Work Education, 29, 212-223.
Butler, A. C. (1993). The causes of declining economic well-being among women who had children as teenagers. Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper no. 1000-93, Madison WI: University of Wisconsin.
Butler, A. C. (1992). The changing economic consequences of teenage childbearing. Social Service Review, 66, 1-31.
Butler, A. C. (1992). The attractions of private practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 28, 47-60.
Butler, A. C. (1990). The effect of welfare guarantees on children's educational attainment. Social Science Research, 18, 175-203.
Butler, A. C. (1990). A reevaluation of social work students' career interests. Journal of Social Work Education, 26, 45-56.