Dynamics of Cohort & Generation Research

by Becker, Henk A.

• ISBN13: 9789051701920
• ISBN10: 9051701926
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-20
• Publisher: Purdue Univ Pr

Summary

In 1991 the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, celebrated its 355th birthday. The symposium on Dynamics of Cohort and Generations Research was part of this celebration. The symposium had its main focus recent developments in cohort and generations research. Results of research projects, advances in research methodology and theoretical explanation have been presented and discussed. In this volume the papers presented at the symposium have been brought together. The authors have revised theircontributions after the symposium and an evaluation of the symposium has been added. The symposium has been organized as a VSB Masterclass. This masterclass has been initiated by the VSB Fund Foundation to stimulate the interaction between senior and junior scientists. Participants in mid-career have joined the discussion.

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of contents
About the authors	p. 17
Introduction	p. 19
Main Issues in the Research Program
Succession and Generations: Looking Back on Chains of Opportunity
Aging, Cohorts, and Social Change: An Examination of the Generational Replacement Model of Social Change
Birth Cohorts and Their Opportunities in the Federal Republic of Germany
Ethnic Differentiation and Modern Society
Rationality, Cohorts, and Values
Value Change in Generational Perspective: The Case of Achievement Values in Germany Since 1950
A Pattern of Generations and Its Consequences
Theoretical Aspects
Models of Man in Demography
Cohorts, Social Production Functions and the Problem of Self-Command
Living Together Apart, Some Notions on the Relation Between Gender Segregation and the Life Course
Methodological Aspects
Multistate Life-Tables and Regression Models
Transition Data and Rational Behaviour
Educational Mobility, Cohort and Gender; A Latent Class Reanalysis of the Ganzeboom and De Graaf Data
Splitting Event Histories in Separate Episodes and Starting Values of Covariates in Survival Models: A Conceptual Framework
Cohort Analyses
Age-Period-Cohort Models of Short and Long Distance Migration in the Netherlands
The Timing of Marriage of Cohabiting Women in the Netherlands
Impact of Parental Occupation and Education on Transitions of Female Pupils in Primary and Secondary School Before and After Educational Reforms in the Netherlands
Social Background and Life Course Influences on Patterns of Union Formation Among Young Adults in the Netherlands
Resource or Restriction. The Interdependency of Spouses' Careers
Generations Analyses
Authority in the Netherlands, 1970-1985. An Application of Cohort Research Within a Multivariate Context
Aging Stability and Generations: A Test of Two Hypotheses
Generational Differences in Political Value Orientations: An International Comparison
Developments in the Attitudes Towards Women's Emancipation in the Netherlands from 1970 to 1985. A Cohort Analysis
Epilogue
Evaluation of the Symposium as a VSB Masterclass
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