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Non-Marital Fertility in Europe: Development, Parents' Socioeconomic Resources and Social Context

[phd thesis]

Mack, Alexander

Corporate Editor
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Abstract

Over the last 50 years the life courses of young people and their family formation behavior have undergone dramatic changes. Childbearing outside marriage, whether to single mothers or cohabiters, is one of the most prominent indicators of this process. This study outlines the development of childbe... view more

Over the last 50 years the life courses of young people and their family formation behavior have undergone dramatic changes. Childbearing outside marriage, whether to single mothers or cohabiters, is one of the most prominent indicators of this process. This study outlines the development of childbearing outside of marriage in Europe since the 1960s. Changes in women‘s role in society are identified as the key factor driving this development. Utilizing the full potential of multi-level modeling the study finds that parents' decision making is mediated by country specific welfare arrangements. In particular, the degree to which women can utilize their socioeconomic resources in the labor market plays a key role in the decision whether or not to marry the father of their child.... view less


In den letzten 50 Jahren haben sich die Lebensverläufe junger Menschen und ihre Familienbildung dramatisch verändert. Außereheliche Fertilität, von Alleinstehenden oder unverheirateten Paaren, ist einer der wichtigsten Indikatoren für diesen Prozess. Diese Studie betrachtet die Entwicklung außerehel... view more

In den letzten 50 Jahren haben sich die Lebensverläufe junger Menschen und ihre Familienbildung dramatisch verändert. Außereheliche Fertilität, von Alleinstehenden oder unverheirateten Paaren, ist einer der wichtigsten Indikatoren für diesen Prozess. Diese Studie betrachtet die Entwicklung außerehelicher Fertilität in Europa seit den 1960ern. Als zentraler Faktor für diese Entwicklung wird der Wandel der gesellschaftlichen Rolle der Frau identifiziert. Auf Basis von Mehrebenenmodellen zeigt sich, dass Entscheidungsprozesse junger Eltern eng mit der Ausgestaltung des Wohlfahrtsstaates verknüpft sind. Im Speziellen ist das Heiratsverhalten junger Mütter davon geprägt, wie sie ihre sozioökonomischen Ressourcen am Arbeitsmarkt verwerten können.... view less

Keywords
family formation; fertility; single; single parent family; life style; family structure; domestic partnership; work-family balance; parenthood; socioeconomic factors; gender-specific factors; gender role; Europe

Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies

Document language
English

Publication Year
2017

City
Köln

Page/Pages
208 p.

Series
GESIS-Schriftenreihe, 16

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21241/ssoar.57226

ISSN
1869-2869

ISBN
978-3-86819-025-0

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0


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