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The "second demographic transition": a conceptual map for the understanding of late modern demographic developments in fertility and family formation
Der "zweite demographische Übergang": ein Orientierungskonzept zum Verständnis spätmoderner demographischer Entwicklungen von Fertilität und Familienbildung
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Abstract "This article presents a narrative of the unfolding of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) since the theory was first formulated in 1986. The first part recapitulates the foundations of the theory, and documents the spread of the SDT to the point that it now covers most European populations. Als... view more
"This article presents a narrative of the unfolding of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) since the theory was first formulated in 1986. The first part recapitulates the foundations of the theory, and documents the spread of the SDT to the point that it now covers most European populations. Also for Europe, it focuses on the relationship between the SDT and the growing heterogeneity in period fertility levels. It is shown that the current positive relationship between SDT and TFR levels is not a violation of the SDT theory, but the outcome of a 'split correlation' with different sub-narratives concerning the onset of fertility postponement and the degree of subsequent recuperation in two parts of Europe. The second part of the article addresses the issue of whether the SDT has spread or is currently spreading in industrialized Asian countries. Evidence gathered for Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan is presented. That evidence pertains to both the macro-level (national trends in postponement of marriage and parenthood, rise of cohabitation) and the micro-level (connections between individual values orientations and postponement of parenthood). Strong similarities are found with SDT patterns in Southern Europe, except for the fact that parenthood is still very rare among Asian cohabiting partners." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Japan; demographic transition; fertility; Taiwan; family planning; conception; theory; Europe; heterogeneity; South Korea; Asia; value-orientation; international comparison; theory comparison; Singapore; Eastern Europe; Southern Europe; Western Europe; Northern Europe; twentieth century; Far East; Southeast Asia; developing country
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Social History, Historical Social Research
Method
basic research; historical; theory application; theory formation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 179-218
Journal
Historical Social Research, 36 (2011) 2
Issue topic
Fertilität in der Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts: Trends, Theorien, Politik, Diskurse
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.36.2011.2.179-218
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed