Search Results - subject:"second demographic transition"

Trends in living arrangements in Europe: Convergence or divergence?

Fokkema, Tineke; Liefbroer, Aart C. - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 36, pp. 1351-1418

This article uses data from the Labour Force Surveys to examine trends in the living arrangements of European men and women aged 20 to 75 between 1987 and 2002. Some trends, like the decline in mean household size and the increase in living as a lone mother have occurred all across Europe. Other...

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The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland

Valkonen, Tapani; Blomgren, Jenni; Kauppinen, Timo M.; … - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 61, pp. 2043-2056

Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The countryâ€™s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator …

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Overview Chapter 6: The diverse faces of the Second Demographic Transition in Europe

Sobotka, Tomas - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 8, pp. 171-224

This chapter discusses the concept of the second demographic transition (SDT) and its relevance for explaining the …-examines the link between the second demographic transition and fertility, highlights its strong positive association with …-term cohabitation. This suggests that there may be two different pathways of the progression of the second demographic transition. The …

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Fertility as a process of social exchange

Heady, Patrick - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 16, pp. 465-496

By marrying and raising children, parents participate in a system of gift-exchange in which the gifts in question are human lives, and the parties to the exchange are the kinship groups recognised in the society concerned. Fertility reflects the attitudes of prospective parents to their place in...

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Mutations urbaines, mutations démographiques. Contribution à l'explication de la déprise démographique des villes-centres

Rérat, Patrick - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine décembre (2006) 5, pp. 725-750

The new modalities of urbanisation have resulted among others in a phenomenon of sprawl and of population deconcentration at the intra-urban scale. Between 1970 and 2000, the city of Neuchâtel lost nearly 6 000 inhabitants. By studying the households, we can get a precise grasp of the nature of...

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A Closer Look at the Second Demographic Transition in the US: Evidence of Bidirectionality from a Cohort Perspective (1982–2006)

Kane, Jennifer - In: Population Research and Policy Review 32 (2013) 1, pp. 47-80

Second demographic transition (SDT) theory posits that increased individualism and secularization have contributed to …

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Socioeconomic Differences According to Family Arrangements in Chile

Salinas, Viviana - In: Population Research and Policy Review 30 (2011) 5, pp. 677-699

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The Post-Communist Fertility Puzzle

Billingsley, Sunnee - In: Population Research and Policy Review 29 (2010) 2, pp. 193-231

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Three Fertility Compromises and Two Transitions

Caldwell, John - In: Population Research and Policy Review 27 (2008) 4, pp. 427-446

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Analysing fertility trends through Schmertmann's model: Italy and Sweden compared

Carioli, Alessandra - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2008

Using age specific fertility rates of Italian and Swedish women aged between 15 and 49 years old I examine the presence of fertility postponement in period and cohort outputs. Period data consist of standard five-year age group rates ranging from 1960 to 2005. Cohort data are arranged on age...

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