of fertility common in Western countries. Central among factors shaping the latter behaviour (job insecurity, unstable … performing most household maintenance and childrearing duties. Two theories prevailed to explain what caused changes in family … formation and fertility trends. One argues that the economic and social crises were the principal causes. The other considered …

in importance, and its role as the main institution on which family relations are built has been eroded across Europe …. Union formation most often takes place without a marriage. Family and living arrangements are currently heterogeneous across … hand, and the overall level of fertility, on the other, is not straightforward. In most countries, marriage rates and …

Considering its very low fertility and high age at childbearing, Italy stands alone in the European context and can … hardly be compared with other countries, even those in the Southern region. The fertility decline occurred without any … radical change in family formation. Individuals still choose (religious) marriage for leaving their parental home and rates of …

ongoing changes in family and fertility patterns across Europe. It takes a closer look at the shifts in values and attitudes … related to family, reproduction, and children, and their representation in different chapters in this collection. It re …-examines the link between the second demographic transition and fertility, highlights its strong positive association with …

We provide a portrait of change in the family demography of native-born, secular Jews in Israel. We document that in … that secular Jews have consistently maintained unusually high levels of fertility relative to these national populations …, with the most recent data available suggesting that cohort and period fertility is at or above replacement-level. We …

interrelations between the family and migration behaviour of individuals in industrialised countries. We first review the life …-course approach and previous research on the interplay between family change and migration. We then describe the contribution of the … individuals simultaneously structure their family lives and residential trajectories, and thus shape demographic change in society. …

policy is considered to be a failure in terms of its influence on fertility. German family policy has had a traditional …Germany is a low-fertility country with a rapidly ageing population, and will remain so for the foreseeable future … forms the basis for widespread decisions against family formation. The desired number of children has become low and family …

Following the swift demise of the state-socialist regime in 1989, a profound transformation of family and fertility … patterns has taken place in the Czech Republic. Family formation has been postponed and period fertility rates have fallen to … been progressively delayed or even foregone. These rapid shifts in family-related behaviour were primarily driven by a …