Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe Book I written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe Book I written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Families and Family Policies in Europe written by Linda Hantrias and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family is currently a controversial topic both within the UK and Europe. While demographic trends seem to suggest that family structures and attitudes within the European Union are converging and that member states are facing similar social problems, their policy responses are very different. This book examines the differences between these national responses and that of the EU as contained in the social chapter. It analyses the key concepts underlying the formulation of family policy and illustrates it with the latest data much of it hitherto unpublished.
Download or read book Fertility and New Types of Households and Family Formation in Europe written by Antonella Pinnelli and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key social change in recent decades has been the emergence of new types of households and family formation in Europe. Fundamental changes in family structure have had important consequences on the demographic characteristics of Europe's population, and in particular, on fertility. This book presents a theoretical analysis of the relationship between family structure and fertility rates; as well providing a detailed empirical study of trends since 1970 for European countries for which data are available.
Download or read book Low Fertility Institutions and their Policies written by Ronald R. Rindfuss and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines ten economically advanced countries in Europe and Asia that have experienced different levels of fertility decline. It offers readers a cross-country perspective on the causes and consequences of low birth rates and the different policy responses to this worrying trend. The countries examined are not only diverse geographically, historically, and culturally, but also have different policies and institutions in place. They include six very-low-fertility countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Taiwan) and four that have close to replacement-level fertility (United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, and France). Although fertility has gone down in all these countries over the past 50 years, the chapters examine the institutional, policy, and cultural factors that have led some countries to have much lower fertility rates than others. In addition, the final chapter provides a cross-country comparison of individual perceptions about obs tacles to fertility, based on survey data, and government support for families. This broad overview, along with a general introduction, helps put the specific country papers in context. As birth rates continue to decline, there is increasing concern about the fate of social welfare systems, including healthcare and programs for the elderly. This book will help readers to better understand the root causes of such problems with its insightful discussion on how a country’s institutions, policies, and culture shape fertility trends and levels.
Download or read book The Demography of Europe written by Gerda Neyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decades Europe has witnessed fundamental changes of its population dynamics and population structure. Fertility has fallen below replacement level in almost all European countries, while childbearing behavior and family formation have become more diverse. Life expectancy has increased in Western Europe for both females and males, but has been declining for men in some Eastern European countries. Immigration from non-European countries has increased substantially, as has mobility within Europe. These changes pose major challenges to population studies, as conventional theoretical assumptions regarding demographic behavior and demographic development seem unfit to provide convincing explanations of the recent demographic changes. This book, derived from the symposium on “The Demography of Europe” held at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany in November 2007 in honor of Professor Jan M. Hoem, brings together leading population researchers in the area of fertility, family, migration, life-expectancy, and mortality. The contributions present key issues of the new demography of Europe and discuss key research advances to understand the continent’s demographic development at the turn of the 21st century.
Download or read book People Population Change and Policies written by Charlotte Höhn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-08 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume work explores social cohesion and the demographic challenges of low birth rates and population aging. Authors approach the topic from the perspective of citizens and policymakers, analyzing attitudes from 14 European countries on demographic trends and expectations towards private networks and public policies. Volume 2 focuses on family and family change, value of children, fertility intentions, and views on work-family balance.
Download or read book Barren States written by Carrie B. Douglass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fertility rate has dramatically declined across Europe in recent years. Globally, over sixty-four countries have fallen below generation replacement levels and countries in eastern and southern Europe are registering the lowest birth rates in the history of humanity. Demographers emphasize that these developments could have serious repercussions for society and public policy - from a projected drastic loss of national population numbers to labor shortages and a swelling population of over-65s. Typically, analysts have approached the issue of low fertility quantitatively and from state levels. As a result, most research tends to elide any nuanced understanding of this significant trend. Filling a major gap, this timely book goes well beyond existing studies to investigate how people experience, understand and speak about what is called "low fertility." On the individual level, is there such a thing? How do people understand their choices and the perceived limitations on their lives? What is the meaning of motherhood for women today? How has the definition of "family" changed? What are the particularities of fertility decline in each country? And, perhaps most importantly, what does this tendency toward fewer births mean to the women and men who ultimately become demographic statistics? Offering new readings and a much deeper understanding of Europe's decline in fertility, this exciting book adds the voices of everyday people to previous state-centered studies. Overturning a number of assumptions, case studies show that having fewer children is often understood positively in Europe as a means to freedom and self-empowerment. Anyone wishing to understand what low fertility means to the people who live it will find this book essential reading.
Download or read book 2050 written by José Luis Valverde and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph brings together a number of important papers dealing with the medical, societal and demographic ramifications of fertility and is a very valuable contribution to the European debate on fertility. The very low fertility levels in several EU Member States are a matter of public concern. An increase in fertility will not by itself stop demographic ageing but can contribute to decelerating current demographic trends. It is therefore essential to understand better the reasons behind Europe's low fertility rates. The difficulty of reconciling private life with a professional career far too often compel women to postpone having a family or to have fewer children than they would desire. It follows that more and more couples reach an age where fertility problems become prevalent. Involuntary infertility is a serious medical condition with strong negative consequences on the wellbeing of the couples concerned and has a negative impact on demographic trends.
Download or read book Population Family and Welfare written by Hein G. Moors and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family formation and fertility in practically all European countries has been subject to dramatic changes over the last 20 years. What are the attitudes of Europeans towards current demographic trends? Are new values, goals in life, and everyday needs still compatible with raising children? What policies might influence current population trends? Based on a comparative survey of nine European countries (Austria, Belgium, former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland), this volume provides a new perspective on the impact of population-related social policies by linking them to emerging values, attitudes, and norms in the field of family formation and parenthood. The analysis demonstrates that common trends like the decline in fertility do not imply a convergence of values and lifestyles, nor the presence of similar social pressures. The impact of social policies is related to the phase of the family cycle, the social and economic situation of the couple, as well as emerging values and norms with respect to family and parenthood in a specific national context. This book argues for the revision of the assumption that generally observed demographic trends all have similar causes and ask for similar policies. It will be an indispensable reference tool for both researchers and policy-makers.
Download or read book Demographic Research Volume 19 Book 5 written by Joshua R. Goldstein and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fifth book of Volume 19 contains only a portion of publications which appeared between July 1 and December 31, 2008. The first three books of Volume 19 contain Special Collection 7, "Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe." The fourth and fifth books of Volume 19 contain the subsequent articles. Book IV contains articles 30 through 45, and book V contains articles 46 through 62. All material published in volume 19, as well as full journal content, is available as open access material at: http: //www.demographic-research.org/.
Download or read book A Demographic Perspective on Gender Family and Health in Europe written by Gabriele Doblhammer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes or focusing on health and mortality. Coverage looks at new family and partnership forms among the young and middle-aged, their relationship with health, and the pathways through which they act. Among the old, lifelong family biography and present family situation are explored. Evidence is provided that partners advancing in age start to resemble each other more closely in terms of health, with the health of the partner being a crucial factor of an individual’s own health. Gender-specific health outcomes and pathways are central in the designs of the studies and the discussion of the results. The book compares twelve European countries reflecting different welfare state regimes and offers country-specific studies conducted in Austria, Germany, Italy - all populations which have received less attention in the past - and Sweden. As a result, readers discover the role of different concepts of family and health as well as comparisons within European countries and ethnic groups. It will be an insightful resource for students, academics, policy makers, and researchers that will help define future research in terms of gender and public health.
Download or read book The European Family written by J. Commaille and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the European Union have its ¿single family - a ¿European family - as it will have a single currency? This is the question at the origin of this book. Studies of family behavior and the organization of private life among European citizens, as well as of family member social status (children in relation to adults/parents, women in relation to men), and of social functions of the family, for example social reproduction, reveal so much convergence among European families that the reality of a ¿European family seems inevitable, and more so if one looks at foreign studies done - in Australia, the United States or Japan - of the family in Europe. However, studies of the different judicial and public policy laws in the different European Union member countries lead one to refine this first impression. The family does not have the same legal meaning in all places, and the ways in which it is defined by law and public policy continue to differ strongly, due in particular to historical factors, cultural traditions, and conceptions of the role of the State. In order for the family to be part of the construction of a European citizenship, the pluralistic nature of its political definitions will have to be recognized. Putting the family into the context of evolving European integration has never been done before. It was made possible in this study thanks to the joint efforts of two editors with long experience in social science studies of the family and as expert advisors to the European Commission, and by the work of the best international specialists in the field. This is a book intended for specialists working in the social sciences, for social and government policy-makers in the fields of family and social policy, and for all those interested in European integration.
