Childlessness in Europe
In recent decades, levels of childlessness have been increasing rapidly in most European countries. German-speaking countries seem to be at the forefront of this development, as more than 20% of the women living in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria who are now reaching the end of their reproducti...
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| description | In recent decades, levels of childlessness have been increasing rapidly in most
European countries. German-speaking countries seem to be at the forefront of this
development, as more than 20% of the women living in Germany, Switzerland, and
Austria who are now reaching the end of their reproductive period will remain
childless. But other European countries, such as the UK and Finland, also report
high levels of childlessness. Eastern and Southern Europe did not have high levels
of childlessness a decade ago, but are now seeing steady increases. This book provides
an overview of the recent trend toward a “life without children” across Europe.
It seeks answers to questions like: What are the determinants of childlessness in the
twenty-first century? Is there an unbroken trend in childlessness, or is there evidence
of trend reversals? How does the likelihood of remaining childless differ
across social strata? To what extent do economic uncertainties affect childlessness?
How do fertility desires evolve over the life course? To what extent does the situation
of a woman’s partner affect her fertility decisions? How far can we push the
biological limits of fertility? What role can assisted reproduction play in reducing
childlessness? How many men fail to have children of their own? What impact can
family policies have on fertility decisions? Can governments reverse the trend
toward childlessness—and, if so, should they? |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-323112025-05-08T09:57:27Z Childlessness in Europe Kreyenfeld, Michaela Konietzka, Dirk Childlessness Demography Austria Fertility Finland Germany Sweden Switzerland In recent decades, levels of childlessness have been increasing rapidly in most European countries. German-speaking countries seem to be at the forefront of this development, as more than 20% of the women living in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria who are now reaching the end of their reproductive period will remain childless. But other European countries, such as the UK and Finland, also report high levels of childlessness. Eastern and Southern Europe did not have high levels of childlessness a decade ago, but are now seeing steady increases. This book provides an overview of the recent trend toward a “life without children” across Europe. It seeks answers to questions like: What are the determinants of childlessness in the twenty-first century? Is there an unbroken trend in childlessness, or is there evidence of trend reversals? How does the likelihood of remaining childless differ across social strata? To what extent do economic uncertainties affect childlessness? How do fertility desires evolve over the life course? To what extent does the situation of a woman’s partner affect her fertility decisions? How far can we push the biological limits of fertility? What role can assisted reproduction play in reducing childlessness? How many men fail to have children of their own? What impact can family policies have on fertility decisions? Can governments reverse the trend toward childlessness—and, if so, should they? 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-07-09 23:55 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T12:36:21Z 2017 book 1000237 OCN: 1051778908 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29707 9783319446653; 9783319446677 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32311 eng Demographic Research Monographs open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29707/1/2017_Book_ChildlessnessInEuropeContextsC.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29707/1/2017_Book_ChildlessnessInEuropeContextsC.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29707/1/2017_Book_ChildlessnessInEuropeContextsC.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29707/1/2017_Book_ChildlessnessInEuropeContextsC.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29707/1/2017_Book_ChildlessnessInEuropeContextsC.pdf Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-319-44667-7 10.1007/978-3-319-44667-7 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a FP7 Ideas: European Research Council 7292b17b-f01a-4016-94d3-d7fb5ef9fb79 9783319446653; 9783319446677 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection 367 324211 FP7 SC39 open access |
| spellingShingle | Childlessness Demography Austria Fertility Finland Germany Sweden Switzerland Childlessness in Europe |
| title | Childlessness in Europe |
| title_full | Childlessness in Europe |
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| topic | Childlessness Demography Austria Fertility Finland Germany Sweden Switzerland |
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