Demographic and social implications of low fertility for family structures in Europe

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Series Details No.43
Publication Date 2004
ISBN 92-871-5342-6
ISSN 1027-6459
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The study sets out to investigate the relationship between low fertility and new patterns in the family and non-family sectors. It examines the social implications of childlessness, single-child families and other family sizes with an emphasis on questions of social cohesion.

Firstly a theoretical perspective on childlessness is given. This is followed by an analysis of the impact of changes in birth order-specific fertility on family size using the results from a simulation study which analyses how family sizes change when the level and timing of age - and order-specific fertility change. The final section discusses possible consequences for social cohesion and social exclusion of the trends identified in the previous sections with a focus on poverty.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/D%E9mographie%20n%B043%2016x24%20coul.pdf
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