(Re-)Traditionalisierung und Flexibilität

Klärner, Andreas; Keim, Sylvia

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“…Female employment rates have diminished, due to economic restructuring and unemployment after unification, but are still much higher than in western Germany. In line with research on the ideals of motherhood and the acceptance of female employment in Europe (Scott 1999;Treas and Widmer 2000;Goldstein and Kreyenfeld 2011) and our earlier research (Bernardi, Klärner, and von der Lippe 2008;Klärner and Keim 2011), our focus groups show that female employment and full-time working mothers are still a cultural norm. Full-time employment of women and mothers is widely accepted and expected, and respondents in our focus groups often referred to their own experience as children of working mothers.…”

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The low importance of marriage in eastern Germany - social norms and the role of peoples’ perceptions of the past

Klärner¹

2015

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The low importance of marriage in eastern Germany - social norms and the role of peoples’ perceptions of the past

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2015

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“…This gap is remarkable, because although the two parts of Germany had separate economic and political systems between 1945 and 1990, the eastern and western regions of the country have been subject to the same legal framework since 1990. Thus, it appears that factors other than the legal framework are affecting the nonmarital birth rate, particularly differences in values and norms regarding marriage and family formation (Bernardi, Klärner, andvon der Lippe 2008, Arránz Becker, Lois, andNauck 2010;Klärner and Keim 2011;Klüsener and Goldstein 2014).…”

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“…Especially large differences between eastern and western Germany have been found when couples with children are examined. For western Germany the male breadwinner model is frequently assumed to be dominant; i.e., the male partner is the main earner while the wife and mother is not in paid employment or, in a modernised version of this model, is employed part-time ( Klärner and Keim 2011;Hill and Kopp 2013). This model is based on the principle that marriage is an institution that provides security and order for cohabiting couples, and especially for those who have children.…”

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On the normative foundations of marriage and cohabitation: Results from group discussions in eastern and western Germany

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Knabe²

2017

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BACKGROUNDSince the 1960s the inclination to get married has been declining in almost all western industrialised countries. Partnership arrangements have become more diverse and the share of cohabiting couples and nonmarital births has been increasing. Yet there are substantial regional differences in marriage and childbearing patterns, and the differences between eastern and western Germany are especially striking. We assume those differences can be partially explained by social norms and different attitudes towards marriage, cohabitation, and childbearing. OBJECTIVEWe explore the views and values young people in eastern and western Germany hold about marriage, cohabitation, and childbearing and how those views relate to individual life experiences. We also examine different social norms and contexts in both parts of the country. METHODSWe analyse data from qualitative focus group interviews conducted in in Rostock (eastern Germany) and Lübeck (western Germany) with women and men aged 25−40. RESULTSOur findings indicate that there are normative differences between eastern and western Germans in their attitudes towards partnership, marriage, and family formation that can be traced back to the social and political conditions prior to German unification in 1990. The harmonisation of family laws and policies across Germany after 1990 did not automatically lead to a convergence in the norms and behaviours of the people living in these two regions.

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“…For this purpose, we present the initial descriptive results of an explorative, methodically integrative longitudinal study that follows already published crosssectional studies (see Bernardi, Keim, and von der Lippe 2007;Keim 2011;Bernardi 2009, 2013;Klärner and Keim 2011;Klärner and Keim 2016).…”

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Social network dynamics in the course of family formation: Results from a mixed-methods longitudinal study

Klärner¹,

Keim²,

Lippe³

2016

International Review of Social Research

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Abstract:In this article we examine the relationship between various biographical transitions of young adulthood and the structure of social networks. We ask how personal networks change in size and composition over the course of family formation or expansion, and due to other biographical transitions. We use data from an exploratory longitudinal study that uses mixed methods of social network analysis. We were able to reconnect with 29 of 98 young adults who were interviewed from 2004 to 2006, and conducted detailed qualitative interviews with 18 of them in 2011. Our findings suggest that biographical transitions do rather have an effect on the composition than on the size of personal networks. Biographical transitions do not necessarily lead to a decrease in network size due to network partners dropping out. These network partners often get substituted by new network partners that match changing priorities in different life stages. Particularly important transitions are the Research ArticleOpen Access

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(Re-)Traditionalisierung und Flexibilität

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

The low importance of marriage in eastern Germany - social norms and the role of peoples’ perceptions of the past

The low importance of marriage in eastern Germany - social norms and the role of peoples’ perceptions of the past

On the normative foundations of marriage and cohabitation: Results from group discussions in eastern and western Germany

Social network dynamics in the course of family formation: Results from a mixed-methods longitudinal study

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