Explaining Attitudes Towards Demographic Behaviour

Aassve, Arnstein; Sironi, Maria; Bassi, Vittorio

doi:10.1093/esr/jcr069

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“…Except for premarital and extramarital sex, women are less supportive than men of ‘traditional’ marriage ( Gubernskaya 2010 ; Treas 2002 ). We control for age, because younger adults hold less conventional attitudes toward sex and marriage ( Aassve, Siron, and Bassi 2011 ; Gubernskaya 2010 ; Haskey 2001 ; Treas 2002 ). Given more conservative attitudes for the married ( Gubernskaya 2010 ), we include dummy variables for four marital statuses (never married; divorced or separated; widowed; and married, the omitted reference category).…”

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“…Educational attainment, harmonized cross-nationally into a dummy variable (post-secondary=1, else=0), is linked to less conventional views ( Ohlander, Batalova, and Treas 2005 ). Dummy variables for respondent’s and spouse’s work status (employed=1, else=0) are included, given the less traditional views of the employed ( Aassve, Siron, and Bassi 2011 ). Descriptive statistics appear in Appendix A .…”

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“…These arguments hinge on beliefs about the wrongness of non-marital sex, the stigma of illegitimacy, and the disadvantages for children of not being raised by two parents. Disapproval of non-marital childbearing is highest in Southern and Eastern Europe and lowest in Scandinavia ( Aassve, Siron, and Bassi 2011 ). Disapproval has waned over time.…”

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Attitudes on marriage and new relationships

Treas¹,

Lui²,

Gubernskaya³

2014

DemRes

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BACKGROUNDConsistent with the deinstitutionalization-of-marriage thesis, studies report a decline in support for marital conventions and increased approval of other relationship types. Generalizations are limited by the lack of cross-national research for a broad domain of attitudes on marriage and alternative arrangements, and by the lack of consensus on what counts as evidence.OBJECTIVEAcknowledging the conceptual distinction between expectations for behavior inside and outside marriage, we address the deinstitutionalization debate by testing whether support for marital conventions has declined for a range of attitudes across countries.METHODSBased on eleven International Social Survey Program items replicated between the late 1980s and the 2000s, OLS regressions evaluate attitude changes in up to 21 countries.RESULTSConsistent with the deinstitutionalization argument, disapproval declined for marital alternatives (cohabitation, unmarried parents, premarital and same-sex sex). For attitudes on the behavior of married people and the nature of marriage the results are mixed: despite a shift away from gender specialization, disapproval of extramarital sex increased over time. On most items, most countries changed as predicted by the deinstitutionalization thesis.CONCLUSIONSAttitude changes on ‘new relationships’ and marital alternatives are compatible with the deinstitutionalization of marriage. Beliefs arguably more central to the marital institution do not conform as neatly to this thesis. Because results are sensitive to the indicators used, the deinstitutionalization of marriage argument merits greater empirical and conceptual attention.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Attitudes on marriage and new relationships

Treas¹,

Lui²,

Gubernskaya³

2014

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“…Legal obligations to provide support to family members often coincide with familialistic norms (Haberkern and Szydlik 2010). Aassve et al (2013) show that individualism in the sense of having liberal family attitudes should not be equated with a retreat from family responsibilities. The authors argue that a longer history of self-determination and political autonomy brings greater opportunities to build civic values and social trust.…”

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“…Per country index of individualism. Source: Hofstede et al (2010) family attitudes (Aassve et al 2013), we control for GDP per capita. GDP per capita is an often used index of societal modernisation because of its wide availability and convergence with other indices of social development (i.e.…”

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Non-kin ties as a source of support in Europe: understanding the role of cultural context

2017

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The 'crowding-out' and the 'decline of the family' hypotheses are the fundamental theoretical notions underlying the literature on cross-country differences in informal support. In this study, we expand upon these notions to develop and test the premise that cultural context shapes European's views about an often overlooked source of support: non-kin. We carefully conceptualise cultural context as individualistic values and familialistic norms. Employing multilevel multinomial models and European Quality of Life Survey data from 27 countries, we confirm the importance of decomposing the broader notion of culture by demonstrating that contexts with both less pronounced individualistic values and less pronounced familialistic norms are conducive to non-kin rather than kin or professional help. Moreover, unlike prior work, which suggested the existence of a north/west-south/east divide in support patterns, our findings show nuanced cross-national differences in the importance of non-kin ties as a source of advice and help when looking for a job. We find some of the highest levels of non-kin reliance in countries in southern and eastern Europe, and in northern and western Europe more generally. We conclude by proposing ways in which future research can advance our understanding of the role of context in shaping support patterns.

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Redefining family structures: Births out of wedlock in 21st century Greece

Gavalas,

Raftakis

2024

Population Space and Place

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This study explores Greece's unique position as the country with the lowest nonmarital childbearing rate in Europe. The socio‐demographic profile of mothers is being analysed in three categories of marital status: married, unmarried, and in civil partnership. Unpublished data, custom‐made exclusively for this study from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), have been used, spanning from 2019 to 2021. Key focus areas include maternal age at childbirth, educational attainment, and nationality (Greek, EU27 except for Greek, and non‐EU). Geographical analysis is conducted at the Regional Unit level (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics [NUTS] 3 classification). Findings reveal that Greek teenage and early twenties mothers, as well as those with low educational level, are more likely to be unwed, implying that maternity might have come because of an unplanned pregnancy. On the other hand, those in civil partnerships resemble married mothers in age and educational attainment. Non‐Greek nationals show a higher prevalence of nonmarital births, and a sociodemographic profile that implies that unwed maternity constitutes a conscious choice for them. This study not only illuminates the characteristics of unwed mothers in Greece but also provides empirical insights for evaluating prevailing theoretical frameworks regarding family dynamics in countries facing low fertility rates.

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Explaining Attitudes Towards Demographic Behaviour

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Attitudes on marriage and new relationships

Attitudes on marriage and new relationships

Non-kin ties as a source of support in Europe: understanding the role of cultural context

Redefining family structures: Births out of wedlock in 21st century Greece

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