Transitions to Adulthood in Europe

by Corijn, Martine; Klijzing, E.; Baizan, Pau

• ISBN13: 9780792369653
• ISBN10: 0792369653
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The first aim of Transitions to Adulthood in Europe is to describe the similarities and differences in the timing and kind of transition among the post-war cohorts in Austria, Britain, Flanders (Belgium), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Spain. A comparative description allows consideration of whether trends across Europe are converging or whether inter-country differences persist. A second aim of this volume is to bring together the results of individual-level studies from these ten European countries, analysing the impact of selected determinants on the transition to adulthood. The focus in particular is on those factors that gave rise to the Second Demographic Transition. Almost all studies make use of the Fertility and Family Survey data, a survey co-ordinated in the 1990s by the Population Activities Unit of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations. Comparing the results of these country-specific analyses sheds an intriguing light on the various ways in which these determinants operate in different economic and cultural contexts.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Preface
Transition to Adulthood: sociodemographic factors	p. 1
Transition to adulthood: developmental factors	p. 27
Transition to adulthood in Austria	p. 43
Transition to adulthood in Britain	p. 67
Transition to adulthood in Flanders (Belgium)	p. 103
Transition to adulthood in France	p. 131
Transition to adulthood in Germany	p. 153
Transition to adulthood in Italy	p. 173
Transition to adulthood in the Netherlands	p. 209
Transition to adulthood in Norway	p. 233
Transition to adulthood in Poland	p. 257
Transition to adulthood in Spain	p. 279
Transitions to adulthood in Europe: Conclusions and discussion	p. 313
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