[eng] How the French live as neighbors ? . François Héran . Far from being evident, socializing among neighbors is practiced very irregularly. It is more developed in single dwellings than in collective housing and more in a rural than urban environment. Families socialize with neighbors more...

[eng] The heart of the associative network multi-members - In France, one and a half million people are members of at least four associations. This phenomenon of multi-membership explains certain paradoxes in the world of associations, for instance, the fact that, in each association executives...

[fre] Les Français discutent en une semaine avec dix-sept personnes différentes sur des sujets non professionnels. Parents, collègues et amis composent presque à égalité les trois quarts de ce réseau, le reste se partageant entre le voisinage, les associations, les commerçants, les...

Bozon Michel and Héran François. ? Finding a Spouse. I. Changes and Morphology of First Encounters. The "Formation of Couples" survey was carried out in France in 1983-84 It consisted of a sample of 3 000 persons aged 45 years or less living together either in formal marriage or in cohabiting...

[fre] École publique, école privée : qui peut choisir ? . Alors que la pratique religieuse ne cesse de baisser en France, une famille sur six continue de scolariser ses enfants dans l'enseignement privé - généralement catholique. Ce nombre double quand on tient compte des passages entre...