Never partnered: A multilevel analysis of lifelong singlehood

The educational gradient of living alone: A comparison among the working-age population in Europe

“…), especially in late midlife, are strongly associated with living arrangements, social support, and health later in life (Brunner et al 2018). Educational level represents the most important proxy for the income capability and sociocultural resources of different individuals and, as such, is important to their chances of partnering and family formation (Bellani, Esping-Andersen, and Nedoluzhko 2017;Demey et al 2013). It is not fully known how living alone is distributed across educational groups, especially from a gender perspective.…”

“…In recent years, several studies have stressed that becoming a parent, getting married, and not experiencing divorce are more and more associated with a high level of education, stable employment, and high income for both men and women, and that this is explained by the relative level of gender-egalitarian norms in these societies (Esping-Andersen and Billari 2015; Esping-Andersen 2016; Goldscheider, Bernhardt, and Lappegård 2015;Boschini and Sundström 2018). For lifelong singlehood (never partnered by the age of 40), a recent study by Bellani, Esping-Andersen, and Nedoluzhko (2017) revealed an inverse U-shaped association between the level of gender egalitarianism, education, and the probability of lifelong singlehood. However, whether there are any indications of this U-shape pattern in the probability of living alone in the working-age population in Europe is, thus far, not known.…”

Fate, morals and rational calculations: Freezing eggs for non-medical reasons in Turkey

“…On the other hand, the rate of childless women aged between 35 and 49 was 6.8 per cent in 2013 (HÜNEE, 2014). A recent comparative study shows that the propensity to lifelong singlehood, especially among highly educated women, is greater in societies where traditional norms prevail concerning gender roles; hence, demonstrating a lack of adaptation to women's changing roles (Bellani et al, 2017). The uncommon characteristics of the women in our sample concerning marital status and childbearing can be interpreted in these terms as well.…”

Family histories and the demography of grandparenthood

“…Contextual factors (cultural, economic, institutional, etc.) have long been studied by demographers as distal determinants of fertility (Baizán, Arpino, and Delclós 2016) and partnership formation (Bellani et al 2017). Therefore, contextual factors can also be listed among the background determinants of the demography of grandparenthood because they may have influenced individuals' family histories in the past and they can also influence their children's fertility.…”