Wendy Manning
wmannin@bgsu.edu 
(419)372-2294
Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1992

Dr. Manning is interested in how family members define and understand their obligations to each other in an era of increasing diversity and complexity of family relationships. Her work focuses on nonresident fatherhood, unmarried cohabitation, and adolescent relationships.

Recent Publications:

Johnson, W. L., Giordano, P. C., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (Forthcoming). Parent-child relations and offending during young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9591-9

Warner, T.D., Giordano, P.C., Manning, W.D., & Longmore, M.A. (2011). "Everybody’s doin’ it (right?): Neighborhood norms and sexual activity in adolescence."  Social Science Research, 40(6), 1676-1690.

Nomaguchi, K.M., Giordano, P.C., Manning, W.D., & Longmore, M.A. (2011). “Adolescents’ gender mistrust: Variations and implications for the quality of romantic relationships.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 1032-1047. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00855.x

Warner, T.D., Manning, W.D., Giordano, P.C., & Longmore, M.A. (2011). “Relationship formation and stability in emerging adulthood: Do sex ratios matter?” Social Forces, 90(1): 269-295. doi:10.1093/sf/90.1.269

Huang, P., Smock, P. J., Bergstrom-Lynch, C., & Manning, W. D. (2011). “He says, she says”: Gender and cohabitation. Journal of Family Issues, 32(7), 845-875. doi: 10.1177/0192513X10397601

Manning, W. D., & Brown, S. L. (2011). The demography of unions among older Americans, 1980-present: A family change approach. In R. Settersten, & J. Angel, (Eds.), Handbook of sociology of aging.

Manning, W. D., Cohen, J., & Smock, P. J. (2011). The role of romantic partners, family and peer networks in dating couples’ views about cohabitation. Journal of Adolescent Research, 26(1), 115-149. doi: 10.1177/0743558410376833

Lonardo, Robert A., Wendy D. Manning, Peggy C. Giordano, and Monica A. Longmore. (2011). “Offending, Substance Use, and Cohabitation in Young Adulthood.” Sociological Forum, 25(4), 787-803. NIHMS: 234543. doi: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01212.x

Giordano, Peggy C., Robert A. Lonardo, Wendy D. Manning, and Monica A. Longmore. (2010). “Adolescent Romance and Delinquency: A Further Exploration of Hirschi’s “Cold and Brittle” Relationships Hypothesis.” Criminology, 48(4), 919-946. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2010.00208.x

Giordano, Peggy C., Danielle A. Soto, Wendy D. Manning, and Monica A. Longmore. (2010). “The Characteristics of Romantic Relationships Associated with Teen Dating Violence.” Social Science Research, 39(6), 863-874.  doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.03.009

Giordano, Peggy C., Wendy D. Manning, and Monica A. Longmore. (2010). “Affairs of the Heart: Qualities of Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Sexual Behavior.” Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(4):983-1013. NIHMSID#197102.. 

Lyons, H., Giordano, P.C., Manning, W.D., & Longmore, M.A. (2010). “Identity, Peer Relationships, and Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Behavior: An Exploration of the Contemporary Double Standard.” Journal of Sex Research, 47, 1-13.

Manning, Wendy D., Deanna Trella, Heidi Lyons, and Nola Cora DuToit. (2010). “Marriageable Women: A Focus in Participants in a Community Healthy Marriage Program.” Family Relations 59(1):87-102.

Brown, Susan L. and Wendy D. Manning. (2009). “Family Boundary Ambiguity and the Measurement of Family Structure: The Significance of Cohabitation.” Demography 46(1):85-101.

Giordano, Peggy C., Monica A. Longmore, Wendy D. Manning, and Miriam J. Northcutt. (2009). "Adolescent Identities and Sexual Behavior: An Examination of Anderson’s ‘Player’ Hypothesis." Social Forces 87(4):1813-1844.

Lonardo, Robert A., Peggy C. Giordano, Monica A. Longmore, and Wendy D. Manning. (2009). “Parents, Friends, and Romantic Partners: Enmeshment in Deviant Networks and Adolescent Delinquency Involvement.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 38(3):367-383.

Longmore, Monica A., Abbey L. Eng, Peggy C. Giordano, and Wendy D. Manning. (2009). “Parenting and Adolescents’ Sexual Initiation.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 71:969-982.

Manning, Wendy D., Christine M. Flanigan, Peggy C. Giordano, and Monica A. Longmore. (2009). “Relationship Dynamics and Consistency of Condom Use among Adolescents.” Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 41(3):181-190.

Seffrin, Patrick M., Peggy C. Giordano, Wendy D. Manning, and Monica A. Longmore. (2009). “The Influence of Dating Relationships on Friendship Networks, Identity Development, and Delinquency.” Justice Quarterly 26(2):238-267.

Giordano, Peggy, Wendy D. Manning, and Monica .A. Longmore. (2009). “Dating Relationships in Adolescence and Young Adulthood.” Pp. 386-390 in Harry T. Reis and Susan Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Manning, Wendy D., Peggy C. Giordano, and Monica A. Longmore. (2009). “Sexuality in Adolescent Relationships.” Pp. 1474-1477 in Harry T. Reis and Susan Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Manning, Wendy D., Peggy C. Giordano, Monica A. Longmore, and Andrea Hocevar. (2009). “Romantic Relationships and Academic/Career Trajectories in Early Adulthood.” In Frank Fincham and Ming Cui (Eds.), Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Manning, Wendy, Pamela J. Smock, and Cara Bergstrom-Lynch. (2009). “Cohabitation and Parenthood: Lessons from Focus Groups and In-Depth Interviews.” In E. Peters and C. Kamp-Dush (Eds.), Marriage and Family: Complexity and Perspectives. New York: Columbia University Press.

Smock, Pamela J. and Wendy D. Manning. (2009). “New Couples, New Families: The Cohabitation Revolution in the United States.” In B. Risman (Ed.), Families as They Really Are. New York: Norton.