Perelli-Harris, Brienna, Kreyenfeld, Michaela, Sigle-Rushton, Wendy 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8450-960X, Keizer, Renske, Lappegård, Trude, Jasilioniene, Aiva, Berghammer, Caroline and Di Giulio, Paola
(2012)
Changes in union status during the transition to parenthood in eleven European countries, 1970s to early 2000s.
Population Studies, 66 (2).
pp. 167-182.
ISSN 0032-4728
Abstract
Couples who have children are increasingly likely to have lived together without being married at some point in their relationship. Some couples begin their unions with cohabitation and marry before first conception, some marry during pregnancy or directly after the first birth, while others remain unmarried 3 years after the first birth. Using union and fertility histories since the 1970s for eleven countries, we examine whether women who have children in unions marry, and if so, at what stage in family formation. We also examine whether women who conceive when cohabiting are more likely to marry or separate. We find that patterns of union formation and childbearing develop along different trajectories across countries. In all countries, however, less than 40 per cent of women remained in cohabitation up to 3 years after the first birth, suggesting that marriage remains the predominant institution for raising children.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Population Investigation Committee. |
| Divisions: | Gender Studies Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2012 08:02 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2024 17:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/44454 |
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