Childlessness in Europe: Patterns, Contexts, Causes, and Consequences - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3319446657 ISBN 13 : 9783319446653

Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017

Synopsis

This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

This open access book provides an overview of childlessness throughout Europe. It offers a collection of papers written by leading demographers and sociologists that examine contexts, causes, and consequences of childlessness in countries throughout the region.The book features data from all over Europe. It specifically highlights patterns of childlessness in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. An additional chapter on childlessness in the United States puts the European experience in perspective. The book offers readers such insights as the determinants of lifelong childlessness, whether governments can and should counteract increasing childlessness, how the phenomenon differs across social strata and the role economic uncertainties play. In addition, the book also examines life course dynamics and biographical patterns, assisted reproduction as well as the consequences of childlessness. Childlessness has been increasing rapidly in most European countries in recent decades. This book offers readers expert analysis into this issue from leading experts in the field of family behavior. From causes to consequences, it explores the many facets of childlessness throughout Europe to present a comprehensive portrait of this important demographic and sociological trend.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing AG
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319446657
• ISBN 13: 9783319446653
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 381
• Éditeur: Kreyenfeld Michaela, Konietzka Dirk
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