Value Orientations and the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in Northern, Western and Southern Europe: An Update

Surkyn, Johan; Lesthaeghe, Ronny

doi:10.4054/demres.2004.s3.3

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“…Finally, we account for religiosity, which has been shown to influence both family demographic behavior and the relative timing of family life events (Surkyn & Lesthaeghe, 2004).…”

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Ideal ages for family formation among immigrants in Europe

Holland

Valk

2013

Advances in Life Course Research

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This paper investigates ideal ages for marriage and parenthood among immigrants from over 160 countries origins living in 25 European countries. Ideals regarding the timing of family formation are indicative of how individuals perceive the family life course and provide insight into familylife aspirations and the meaning attached to these transitions. Using data from the European Social Survey (Round 3, 2006; N = 6,330) and a cross-classified multilevel modeling approach, we investigate associations between the influences of the dominant family formation timing patterns in countries of origin and settlement, individual-level characteristics, and ideal ages. We make innovative use of a standard demographic measure, the singulate mean age of marriage, to measure family formation patterns. Results suggests that residential context influences are associated with the timing ideals of all migrants, but origin influences seem to be associated with the ideals of only the most recent migrants.Key words: family formation, ideals, immigrants, second generation, family change, Europe Page 3 of 42The timing and sequencing of events is central to the development and trajectory of life courses (Billari, 2005). Life course researchers have stressed the importance of context and time in shaping both the experience and perception of events in the life course (Elder Jr., 1985). Also in studies of immigrants, emphasis is placed on the contextual (socialization) effects of country of origin and settlement when it comes to life course transitions and preferences (De Valk, Wingens, Windzio, & Aybek, 2011). Timing preferences for family life transitions are likely determined by individual characteristics and experiences, but also influenced by dominant, macro-level family formation systems. However, comparative studies of the timing of family life events among those of immigrant origin are still largely lacking and existing work on timing preferences mainly focuses on one country or one migrant origin group (e.g. De Giuliano, 2007). But with information on diverse migrant populations across a range of countries of settlement, we can shed light on the influences of family formation systems in both origin and destination that may shape timing preferences for family life transitions. In this paper we fill this gap in the literature and explore family formation ideals regarding the timing of marriage and childbearing among immigrants of diverse origins across Europe.Forming a partnership, getting married, and bearing and raising children are significant transitions for individuals. Ideals regarding the timing of these events may be indicative of the meaning attached to these transitions and how they should best fit into the life course. Moreover, in the case of migrants, ideals may be a particularly useful measure of attitudes toward the family life course since the timing of actual family behaviors is often distorted by the act of migration (e.g. Andersson, 2004;Milewski, 2007;Toulemon, 2004). The perceived ideal timing of family ...

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“…Finally, we account for religiosity, which has been shown to influence both family demographic behavior and the relative timing of family life events (Surkyn & Lesthaeghe, 2004).…”

Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ideal ages for family formation among immigrants in Europe

Holland

Valk

2013

Advances in Life Course Research

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“…Isso porque os grupos -ou domicílios -à frente nessa transição tendem a adotar novos conjuntos de preferências e estilos de vida, nos quais existe aumento no consumo de bens não duráveis, configurando um padrão potencializador da geração de resíduos sólidos domiciliares. Este argumento é abordado direta ou indiretamente por Fernández-Villaverde e Krueger (2001), Surkiyn e Lesthaeghe (2004) …”

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Demografia do consumo urbano: um estudo sobre a geração de resíduos sólidos domiciliares no município de Belo Horizonte

Silva¹,

Barbieri²,

Monte-Mór³

2012

Rev. bras. estud. popul.

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“…One element that may be particularly relevant in this respect is exposure to the behaviour in question. First, approval of a certain type of behaviour is more likely if a person has expressed that behaviour him or herself (Surkyn and Lesthaeghe 2004). Trent and South (1992) and Gelissen (2003) found that persons who are divorced hold more liberal attitudes towards divorce.…”

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European views of divorce among parents of young children

Rijken¹,

Liefbroer²

2012

DemRes

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OBJECTIVEWe examine differences across Europe in attitudes towards divorce involving children under the age of 12. We hypothesize that these attitudes are less favourable in countries where poverty among single parent households is common than in countries where such poverty is rare. We also expect that divorce involving young children is more accepted in countries where enrolment in child care is high. METHODSOur sample consists of 37,975 individuals from 22 countries, obtained from the European Social Survey (2006). We conduct multilevel regression analyses including individual-level and country-level variables. RESULTSFindings confirm our main hypotheses: the lower the poverty rate among single parents and the higher enrolment in childcare, the lower the disapproval of divorce when young children are involved. These findings remain when taking into account the crude divorce rate and secularisation at the country level, and when controlling for differences in the composition of populations with regard to individual characteristics that are associated with divorce attitudes. Additionally, cross-level interactions indicate that poverty among single parents has the strongest impact on mothers' divorce attitudes. CONCLUSIONSDivorce attitudes appear to be related to people's assessment of the consequences of divorce for the children involved. Cross-European differences in attitudes towards divorce involving young children are associated with two aspects of welfare states that

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Value Orientations and the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in Northern, Western and Southern Europe: An Update

Abstract: This special collection is in honor of Jan M. Hoem on his 65 th birthday. The authors presented their papers at a working party at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany in April 2004. The collection is edited by Gunnar Andersson and Gerda Neyer.

Cited by 352 publications

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Ideal ages for family formation among immigrants in Europe

Ideal ages for family formation among immigrants in Europe

Demografia do consumo urbano: um estudo sobre a geração de resíduos sólidos domiciliares no município de Belo Horizonte

European views of divorce among parents of young children

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