Summary and general conclusions: Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe

To identify such effects, this study pays much attention to the influence of social and family policies on fertility, to the influence of political and economic changes on fertility and family trends, and to the diverse ways changes in values, norms, and attitudes relate to the transformation in fam...

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Published in:Demographic research 2008-07, Vol.19 (2), p.5-14
Main Authors: Frejka, Tomas, Sobotka, Tomáš, Hoem, Jan M., Toulemon, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Changes
childbearing
Children & youth
Countries
demografi
Demographic transitions
Demography
Economic Change
Economic trends
Economic value
Europe
Family
Fertility
Fertility rates
Gender equity
Parenthood
Policy
Political Change
Socialism
Summary
Trends
Women
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Summary:To identify such effects, this study pays much attention to the influence of social and family policies on fertility, to the influence of political and economic changes on fertility and family trends, and to the diverse ways changes in values, norms, and attitudes relate to the transformation in family-related behaviour in Europe. Total fertility rates have been maintained relatively close to the replacement level in countries where principles of gender equity in the household and in society have been systematically nurtured for extended periods of time, and have been supplemented by wide-ranging societal support for childbearing.
ISSN:1435-9871
2363-7064
1435-9871
DOI:10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.2