Population Issues

by Van Wissen, Leo; Dykstra, Pearl A.

• ISBN13: 9780306461965
• ISBN10: 030646196X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-31
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

This volume marks the culmination of the NOW Priority Program on Population Issues, an eight-year research program sponsored by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. The contributors evaluate the Priority Program's research results from an international perspective by comparing and contrasting Dutch population trends with those observed elsewhere, and by assessing the Priority Program's contributions to the scientific literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Life Course Approach as an Interdisciplinary Framework for Population Studies	1	(22)
Pearl A. Dykstra
Leo J.G. van Wissen
Demography as an ``Object'' Science	1	(4)
The Life Course Approach	5	(9)
Inherent Interdisciplinary	7	(2)
The Life Course as a Promising Approach for Population Studies	9	(5)
Overview of Chapters	14	(9)
The Life Course: Models and Analysis	23	(30)
Frans J. Willekens
Introduction	23	(3)
The Life Course: A Paradigm Shift	26	(5)
From Structure to Process	26	(1)
From Macro to Micro	27	(2)
From Analysis to Synthesis	29	(1)
From Certainty to Uncertainty	29	(2)
Anatomy of the Life Course	31	(9)
Attributes and Event Types	32	(1)
Time and Risk	32	(5)
Interdependencies in the Life Course	37	(3)
Life Histories Analysis: Variables, Data and Models	40	(7)
Focus: States Occupied	41	(3)
Focus: Events	44	(3)
Conclusion	47	(6)
From Youth to Adulthood: Understanding Changing Patterns of Family Formation from a Life Course Perspective	53	(34)
Aart C. Liefbroer
Introduction	53	(1)
Changes in Family-Life Transitions: The Dutch Case	54	(7)
Leaving the Parental Home	54	(2)
Union Formation	56	(2)
Parenthood	58	(1)
Patterns and Sequences in Young Adulthood	59	(1)
Family Formation Trends in a European Perspective	60	(1)
Major Recent Developments in Studies on the Transition from Youth to Adulthood	61	(2)
Societal Changes Influencing the Transition from Youth to Adulthood	63	(7)
Changes in the Economic and Social Structure	63	(4)
Cultural Changes	67	(2)
Technological Innovations	69	(1)
Dynamic Studies of the Individual-Level Determinants of Family-Life Decisions	70	(3)
The Interplay between Parallel Careers	71	(1)
Contingency in the Life Course	72	(1)
Opening the ``Black Box'': Studies on Individual Decision-Making Process	73	(6)
Fit between Intentions and Behavior	74	(1)
``Good Reasons'' for Family-Life Decisions	75	(2)
Strategic Behavior of Young Adults	77	(2)
Features of the Future: How Will Studies on the Transition from Youth to Adulthood Evolve?	79	(8)
Households, Families, and Kin Networks	87	(36)
Anton Kuijsten
Introduction	87	(2)
Changing Household and Family Structures in Present-Day Europe	89	(16)
Average Household Size	91	(1)
One-Person Households	91	(3)
Household Size Distribution	94	(4)
Regional Variation	98	(1)
Living Arrangements of Young Women	99	(3)
Living Arrangements of the Elderly	102	(3)
Young Families and the Aging of Fertility	105	(4)
Changing Kin Networks	109	(5)
Historical Reconstructions of Kin Networks, 1830--1990	110	(1)
Projections of Kin Networks, 1990--2050	111	(1)
The ``Sandwich Generation''	112	(2)
Social Networks of the Elderly	114	(2)
Conclusion	116	(7)
Work, Savings, and Social Security in a Life Course Perspective	123	(36)
Hendrik P. van Dalen
Harrie A.A. Verbon
Introduction	124	(2)
Transitions in the Labor Market	126	(9)
The Transition from Education to Work	126	(3)
Transitions in the Professional Career	129	(3)
The Transition from Work to Retirement	132	(3)
Savings over the Course of a Life Time	135	(4)
Social Security over the Source of a Life Time	139	(4)
Sustainability of Social Security	143	(9)
Willingness to Pay: Insights from a Recent Survey	144	(3)
Willingness to Pay: Insights from Laboratory Experiments	147	(1)
Reciprocity between Generations	148	(2)
Reciprocity within Generations	150	(2)
Conclusions	152	(7)
Residential Relocations in the Life Course	159	(28)
Clara H. Mulder
Pieter Hooimeijer
Introduction	159	(3)
A Life Course Theory of Residential Relocations	162	(6)
Triggers for Moving: Residential Preferences	163	(3)
The Micro Context: Resources and Restrictions	166	(1)
The Macro Context: Opportunities and Constraints	167	(1)
Conclusion: From Theoretical Framework to Empirical Research	168	(1)
Processes Underlying the Decision to Move	168	(2)
Who Moves Under Which Circumstances	170	(2)
Household Formation: Leaving the Parental Home	172	(1)
Residential Environments	173	(2)
Renting and Owning	175	(1)
The Consequences of Migration for Labor Market Careers	176	(2)
Conclusion	178	(9)
Medical Demography in the Netherlands: Recent Advances, Future Challenges	187	(42)
Anton E. Kunst
Judith H. Wolleswinkel-Van Den Bosch
Johan P. Mackenbach
Introduction	187	(2)
Challenges for Medical Demography	189	(4)
About Medical Demography	189	(1)
From Description to Explanation	190	(2)
From Explanation to Projection	192	(1)
Studies on Past Trends in Mortality	193	(5)
Descriptive Studies	194	(1)
Explanatory Studies	195	(3)
Studies on Mortality Differentials Between Population Groups	198	(8)
Marital Status	198	(2)
Socio-Economic Status	200	(3)
Place of Residence	203	(3)
Studies on Future Trends in Mortality	206	(3)
Studies on Future Trends in Morbidity	209	(3)
Studies on Consequences for Health Care Demand, Costs and Financing	212	(3)
Policy Relevance	215	(2)
Monitoring Population Health and Disease Surveillance	215	(1)
Prevention of Premature Death and Disease	216	(1)
Evaluation of the Impact of Health Care Interventions in Population Health	216	(1)
Administration and Planning of Health Care Services	217	(1)
Challenges to Future Research	217	(12)
Description	218	(1)
Explanation	218	(2)
Projection	220	(1)
Conclusion	221	(8)
Advances in the Microsimulation of Demographic Behavior	229	(36)
Pieter Hooimeijer
Anton Oskamp
Introduction	229	(2)
Theory: Micro Biographies and Macro Structures	231	(7)
The Life Course as a Unifying Concept	231	(4)
The Cohort and Structures of Provision	235	(2)
Criteria for the Functional Design	237	(1)
Microsimulation Methodology	238	(10)
The Essence of Microsimulation	238	(2)
Some Methodological Issues	240	(8)
State of the Art: Microsimulation Models in the Priority Program	248	(8)
Three Microsimulation Models	248	(2)
Functional Design and Technical Solutions	250	(6)
Conclusion	256	(9)
Substantive Considerations	257	(1)
Technical Considerations	258	(7)
Epilogue: New Directions in Population Studies	265	(12)
Leo J.G. van Wissen
Pearl A. Dykstra
Introduction	265	(3)
Accomplishments and Challenges	268	(5)
Theoretical	269	(2)
Methodological	271	(2)
The Life Course: A Useful Interdisciplinary Framework	273	(4)
Index	277