The transformation of traditional childbearing patterns of early family formation to later family formation … attempts to increase fertility in the early 1980s and the late 2000s. The family policies of the 1980s failed to raise … characterized recent fertility trends in Russia. These were intrinsically interwoven with fundamental changes in all aspects of life …

particular family attributes, believe that development causes change in family life, believe that fertility reductions and age … important international force for family and demographic change. Developmental idealism is a set of cultural beliefs and values … about development and how development relates to family and demographic behavior. It holds that modern societies are causal …

several European fertility and family surveys show that previously observed patterns of stepfamily childbearing are replicated … increases in the prevalence of step-families. Research on step-family fertility in several European countries and the United …Increases in union stability and non-union childbearing during the latter half of the 20th century produced substantial …

fertility, not only in the selected eight European countries but also in a considerable number of other developed countries. We …

We examine the impact of population distribution on fertility in a nationally representative sample. We exploit … link migration and fertility: socialization, adaptation, selection, and disruption. Our multivariate analysis examines …