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Fertility intentions and obstacles to their realization in France and in Italy

Régnier-Loilier, A. (2011). Population (English Edition), 66, 361-390

o understand fertility behaviours in countries where effective methods of birth control are widely available, they must be analysed in terms of intentions and realization. In particular, what are the factors – economic, social or cultural – that lead couples to have more or fewer children than initially planned? Using comparable longitudinal data from the Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS), …

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Fertility in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989: Collapse and gradual recovery

Sobotka, T. (2011). Historical Social Research/Historische Sozialforschung, 36(2), 246-296

Abstract: »Fertilität in Mittel- und Osteuropa nach 1989: Kollaps und graduelle Erholung«. This contribution looks at the recent transformations of reproductive and family behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe and their interpretations. First I look at the development of family trends from a long-term perspective, focusing especially on the period of state socialism between the late 1940s and the late …

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Concepts and Operationalisation of Reproductive Decisions. Implementation in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Philipov, D. & Bernardi, L. (2011). Comparative Population Studies, 36(2-3), 495-530

Abstract: Recently the difference between actual and hypothetical fertility (fertility gap) has served as an indication to enforce family policies with the purpose to increase births. This paper examines the relevance of hypothetical fertility measured with fertility ideals and intentions, to the estimation of the gap. Based on a literature review we discuss the meaning of these concepts and their …

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Where is the exit? Intergenerational ambivalence and relationship quality in high contact ties

Van Gaalen, R., Dykstra, P., & Komter, A. (2010). Journal of Aging Studies, 24(2), 105-114 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.10.006

We challenge the common idea that solidarity has positive, whereas conflict has negative implications, by investigating intergenerational ambivalence – defined as the co-occurrence of solidarity and conflict – and relationship quality. We use representative data on non-coresident adult children and parents with high levels of contact (weekly or more; N = 2,694 dyads). Results show that over half of high …

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The transition to parenthood and well-being

Keizer, R., Dykstra, P., & Poortman, A. (2010). Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 429-438 10.1037/a0020414

Using data from the first two waves of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study for 338 women and 262 men, we examine the consequences of making the transition to parenthood for life satisfaction, loneliness, positive affect, negative affect, and partnership satisfaction. We extend previous work by taking transitions in partner status and work hours into account. Results show a moderate impact …

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The negative educational gradients in Romanian fertility

Muresan, C. & Hoem, J. (2010). Demographic Research, 22, 95-114 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.4

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The Educational Gradient of Childbearing within Cohabitation in Europe

Perelli‐Harris, B., Sigle‐Rushton, W., Kreyenfeld, M., Lappegård, T., Keizer, R., & Berghammer, C. (2010). Population and Development Review, 36(4), 775-801 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00357.x

Nearly every European Country has experienced some increase in nonmarital childbearing, largely due to increasing births within cohabitation. Relatively few studies in Europe, however, investigate the educational gradient of childbearing within cohabitation or how it changed over time. Using retrospective union and fertility histories, we employ competing risk hazard models to examine the educational gradient of childbearing in cohabitation in …

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The De Jong Gierveld short scales for emotional and social loneliness: tested on data from 7 countries in the UN generations and gender surveys

De Jong Gierveld, J. & Van Tilburg, T. (2010). European Journal of Ageing, 7(2), 121-130 10.1007/s10433-010-0144-6

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Physical and psychological health of first and second generation Turkish immigrants in Germany

Kotwal, A. (2010). American Journal Of Human Biology, 22, 538-545 10.1002/ajhb.21044

Recent studies in Germany suggest that first generation Turkish immigrants have lower mortality rates compared to native Germans. Conversely, studies examining morbidity, though not national in scope, have demonstrated that first generation Turks may have poorer health than native Germans. Additionally, little is known about the health of the emerging second generation Turkish population in Germany. To evaluate the discrepancy …

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Life Course Stage in Young Adulthood and Intergenerational Congruence in Family Attitudes

Bucx, F., Raaijmakers, Q., & Van Wel, F. (2010). Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(1), 117-134 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00687.x

We investigated how intergenerational congruence in family‐related attitudes depends on life course stage in young adulthood. Recent data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study were used; the present sample included 2,041 dyads of young adults and their parents. Findings are discussed in terms of the elasticity in intergenerational attitude congruence in response to young adults' life course transitions. Our results …

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Italy’s Non-Negligible Cohabitational Unions: La cohabitation hors mariage en Italie: un phénomène non négligeable

Gabrielli, G. & Hoem, J. (2010). European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie, 26(1), 33-46 10.1007/s10680-009-9193-y

Abstract Italy has long been regarded as the country with negligible non-marital cohabitation par excellence, but lately the pattern has begun to change and entry into consensual unions has increased strongly in younger Italian generations. This article is devoted to a study of such features between 1980 and 2003 based on the data from the Italian variant of the Gender …

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Intermarriage Attitude among Ethnic Minority and Majority Groups in the Netherlands: The Role of Family Relations and Immigrant Characteristics

Huijnk, W., Verkuyten, M., & Coenders, M. (2010). Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 41(3), 389-414 10.3138/jcfs.41.3.389

Using a Dutch national sample containing 7,158 respondents, we examined to what extent 1) ethnic background, 2) family characteristics and 3) migrant characteristics are related to ethnic distance, expressed through the intermarriage attitude, of the Dutch majority and four migrant groups: Turks, Moroccans, Surinamese and Antilleans. First, our study showed that large differences in ethnic distance exist between the five …

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Family Background, Individual Resources and the Homeownership of Couples and Singles

Blaauboer, M. (2010). Housing Studies, 25(4), 441-461 10.1080/02673031003711493

Homeownership is influenced by resources, household context and characteristics of the family of origin. Using the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, this paper investigates this influence and to what extent it differs between men and women in couples and between single men and women. The results for couples show that the earning potential of the male partner, indicated by the level …

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Effects of education on second births before and after societal transition: Evidence from the Estonian GGS

Klesment, M. & Puur, A. (2010). Demographic Research, 22, 891-932 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.28

This article examines the influence of educational attainment and enrolment on second births in Estonia, comparing the patterns before and after the onset of the societal transformation of the 1990s. While many Northern and Western European countries have shown a positive relationship between female education and second births, this pattern has not been found in Central and East European countries. …

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Economic Resources and Remaining Single: Trends Over Time

Dykstra, P. & Poortman, A. (2010). European Sociological Review, 26(3), 277-290 10.1093/esr/jcp021

An influential hypothesis in family research is that having many economic resources decreases women’s and increases men’s rate of entering a union. A more recent hypothesis is that the strength of the association between economic resources and union formation has weakened over time, given decreasing role differentiation by gender. Rather than looking at the timing of union formation, we look …

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Does Voluntary Association Participation Boost Social Resources?

Van Ingen, E. & Kalmijn, M. (2010). Social Science Quarterly, 91(2), 493-510 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00704.x

Conflicting arguments exist in the literature about whether associational involvement can enhance people’s social resources (operationalized as the extent to which people have nearby social networks they can rely on). We aim to test these arguments. Methods. We use two-wave panel data. These are needed, as a causal relationship is presumed: participation as antecedent and social resources as outcome. To …

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Der Einfluss des Auszugs von Kindern aus dem Elternhaus auf die Beziehungsstabilität der Eltern / The Impact of the Departure of Children from Home on the Risk of Parental Breakup

Klein, T. & Rapp, I. (2010). Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 39(2), 140-150 10.1515/zfsoz-2010-0204

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht sieben Erklärungsansätze zum „empty nest“-Einfluss auf die Beziehungsstabilität der Eltern. Datengrundlage ist der „Generations and Gender Survey“, eine retrospektive Repräsentativbefragung für Deutschland von 2005. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Eintritt in die „empty nest“-Phase das Trennungsrisiko der Eltern erhöht. Dabei ist die Risikosteigerung im Vergleich zu den Paaren, deren Kinder noch nicht ausgezogen sind, dauerhaft. Eine …

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The absence of conflict between paid-work hours and the provision of instrumental support to elderly parents among middle-aged women and men

Van Putten, A., Dykstra, J., & Vlasblom, J. (2010). Ageing and Society, 30, 923-948

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Family, Partnership and Demographic Ageing

Rychtaříková, J. & Kuchařová, V. (2010).

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The Determinants of the Household Labour Supply: Evidence from Georgia

Berulava, G. (2010). Ekonomisti(5), 45-56

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