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The transition to adulthood in China, Germany and the US: Prevalence and timing in private and professional life

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Fulda, Barbara E.
Nauck, Bernhard
Ren, Qiang

Abstract

We explore cross-country differences in the transition to adulthood between China, Germany, and the USA. Using large-scale panel studies, we examine the timing of leaving the parental home, first marriage and first parenthood. For those born between 1933 and 1988, we observe a delay in the timing of... view more

We explore cross-country differences in the transition to adulthood between China, Germany, and the USA. Using large-scale panel studies, we examine the timing of leaving the parental home, first marriage and first parenthood. For those born between 1933 and 1988, we observe a delay in the timing of first marriage in all three societies. But the delay is steeper in the USA than in Germany and China. The age at first childbirth is increasing in all three countries. By age 30, most individuals in China have married their first partner and become parents, whereas in the USA and Germany less than half of the population have experienced one of these events. There are large differences in educational and employment trajectories between the urban and rural populations in China, less so in the USA, whereas almost no differences are observed in Germany. The three countries are alike in the proportion of individuals who have left the parental home by age 30. In all three countries, individuals without tertiary qualifications are more likely to have experienced all three events by age 30. But with regard to first marriage, a larger share of higher-educated individuals get married by the age of 30 in the USA, whereas in China it is the less educated who are more likely to get married.... view less

Keywords
microcensus; Federal Republic of Germany; China; United States of America; adolescence; young adult; wedding; parenthood; partnership; adulthood

Classification
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior

Free Keywords
partnership history; transition to adulthood; CFPS; pairfam; NLSY

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

Page/Pages
p. 193-213

Journal
Chinese Journal of Sociology, 5 (2019) 2

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2057150X19838728

ISSN
2057-1518

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0


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