ISBN:
9783531931739
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Parenthood -- Germany
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Decision making -- Germany
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Fertility, Human -- Germany
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Young adults -- Social networks -- Germany
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Interpersonal relations in young adults -- Germany
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Decision making ; Germany
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Fertility, Human ; Germany
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Interpersonal relations in young adults ; Germany
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Parenthood ; Germany
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Young adults ; Social networks ; Germany
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Abstract:
How do young adults decide to become parents or to remain childless? Is this an individual choice, a couple's decision or are there other social influences involved, such as social networks? Using a mixed-methods design, Sylvia Keim combines problem-centred interviews and network data collected among young adults in western Germany. The author shows that personal relations strongly influence the perceptions, attitudes, and plans individuals express concerning parenthood. She identifies basic mechanisms and channels of social influence as well as relevant network structures.
Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- 1 The Social Network Perspective -- 1.1 A Social Network Perspective to Individual Behavior -- 1.2 Basic Concepts in Network Research -- 1.3 Processes and Mechanisms of Social Influence -- 2 Fertility and Family Formation -- 2.1 Fertility and Family Formation: the Situation in Germany -- 2.1.1 Age at First Birth, Childlessness, and Parity -- 2.1.2 Changes in Living Arrangements -- 2.1.3 Education and Participation in the Labor Market -- 2.1.4 Childcare -- 2.1.5 Two Fertility Regimes? -- 2.2 Explanations for Fertility Decline -- 2.3 The Social Network Perspective in Family and Fertility Research -- 2.4 Challenges of Research on Social Networks and Fertility in a Western Context and Research Questions 2.4 Challenges and Resea -- 3 Methodological Approach and Research Design -- 3.1 A Mixed-Method Approach -- 3.2 Instruments of Data Collection -- 3.2.1 Semi-Structured Interview -- 3.2.2 Network Chart -- 3.2.3 Challenges, Limitations, and Experiences with Generating Social Networks -- 3.2.4 Network Grid -- 3.2.5 Socio-Demographic Questionnaire -- 3.3 Ego and Alter Interviews -- 3.4 Sampling -- 3.4.1 Sampling of Egos and Their Willingness to Participate -- 3.4.2 Selection of Alters and Their Willingness to Participate -- 3.5 Analysis -- 3.5.1 Analysis of the Interviews -- 3.5.2 Analysis of Quantitative Network Data -- 3.5.3 Bringing Together Fertility Intentions and Network Structure -- 4 Making Decisions about Parenthood -- 4.1 Security -- 4.1.1 The Level of the Individual -- 4.1.2 The Level of the Couple -- 4.1.3 The Level of the Social Network -- 4.2 Maturity -- 4.2.1 The Level of the Individual -- 4.2.2 The Level of the Couple -- 4.2.3 The Level of the Social Network -- 4.3 Priority -- 4.3.1 The Level of the Individual.
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