Understanding the long term effects of family policies on fertility: The diffusion of different family models in France and Germany

Salles, Anne; Rossier, Clémentine; Brachet, Sara

doi:10.4054/demres.2010.22.34

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“…For example, a comparison between France and Germany showed that these two countries are characterized by widely different individual representations of formal child care and working mothers, each vision being strongly held by the majority within each country (in favor of formal child care in France and against it in Germany). These lasting dispositions can explain why fertility decisions are not sensitive to small variations in access to childcare in France (individuals adapt their lives to find child care where it is available, convinced of its benefits), and why it will take some time before new family policies and the development of formal child care structures have an impact on fertility in Germany, where most people think mothers should take full-time care of their children (Salles et al 2008). Finally, social support refers to the informal exchange of goods and services which can take place between network members.…”

Section: Literature Review: Social Network Effects On Demographic Behmentioning

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Social Interaction Effects on Fertility: Intentions and Behaviors

Rossier

Bernardi

2009

Eur J Population

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The existing literature shows that the social interactions in personal networks affect individuals’ reproductive attitudes and behavior through three mechanisms: social influence, social learning, and social support. In this article, we discuss the extent to which the socio-psychological model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) takes these social mechanisms into account when used in modeling fertility intentions and behavior. We argue that by integrating all three social network mechanisms, the ability of the TPB to explain reproductive events could be enhanced in two respects. First, social influence explains why some beliefs and practices are reproduced at the individual level even in the face of macro-level changes, and social learning mechanisms are crucial to distinguish who finally adopts new behavioral beliefs and practices in response to changes at the macro level. Second, social support relationships represent a capital of services to complement institutional provision (informal child care) as well as a capital of knowledge which helps individuals navigate in a complex institutional environment,providing a crucial element to explain heterogeneity in the successful realization of fertility intentions across individuals. The integration of the three social network mechanisms into the TPB helps to address the connection between changes in what the theory indicates as background factors and variation in individual intentions and behavior. We develop specific hypotheses concerning the effect of social interac- tions on fertility intentions and their realization and conclude with a critical review of the existing surveys that could serve to test these hypotheses and their limits

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Section: Literature Review: Social Network Effects On Demographic Behmentioning

confidence: 96%

Social Interaction Effects on Fertility: Intentions and Behaviors

Rossier

Bernardi

2009

Eur J Population

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“…Both are classified as corporatist by Esping-Andersen (1990), with high levels of state support where family benefits are based on patriarchal principles. However, the way the countries allocate funds to family policies is different (Salles, Rossier and Brachet 2010). France's policy favours the reconciliation of work and family by promoting mothers' participation in the labour force.…”

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Grandparenting and mothers’ labour force participation: A comparative analysis using the Generations and Gender Survey

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Arpino²,

Goisis³

2012

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“…De même, les multiples changements mis en place dans la législation du congé parental-qui éloignent cette politique du modèle de l'homme gagne-pain (Erler, 2009), ne sont pas liés à une hausse de la fécondité. Salles et al (2010) rapportent que la fécondité n'a augmenté que de 1,8 % en 2007, et qu'elle a par la suite diminué de 1,1 % l'année suivante.…”

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Entre l’effet tempo et l’effet quantum : une analyse de l’effet des politiques familiales sur la fécondité dans les pays avancés

Mathieu

2013

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Cet article s’inscrit dans la lignée des revues de littérature qui se penchent sur l’effet des politiques familiales sur la fécondité. L’article rappelle que les politiques peuvent 1) affecter le quantum des naissances, 2) affecter le tempo des naissances, 3) ne pas avoir d’effet sur la fécondité. Tout en démontrant l’effet hétérogène des politiques familiales sur la fécondité, l’auteure argue que les transferts monétaires (sous forme d’allocations et de crédits d’impôt) et les services de garde sont associés à un effet quantum sur les naissances, alors que les primes à la naissance semblent davantage provoquer un effet tempo. L’effet des congés parentaux demeure incertain. L’article conclut en démontrant qu’au-delà de la conciliation travail-famille, c’est la marge de liberté que détiennent les mères face à l’obligation de prodiguer des soins, une idée conceptualisée sous le terme de « dématernalisation », qui influe le plus sur la fécondité.

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Understanding the long term effects of family policies on fertility: The diffusion of different family models in France and Germany

Cited by 30 publications

References 52 publications

Social Interaction Effects on Fertility: Intentions and Behaviors

Social Interaction Effects on Fertility: Intentions and Behaviors

Grandparenting and mothers’ labour force participation: A comparative analysis using the Generations and Gender Survey

Entre l’effet tempo et l’effet quantum : une analyse de l’effet des politiques familiales sur la fécondité dans les pays avancés

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