ISBN:
9781844073528
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (404 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version The New Generations of Europeans : Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union
DDC:
304.6094
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Europe today is characterized by aging populations, changing family patterns, dropping fertility rates and mass migration. With the potentially massive ramifications this has for pensions, health, housing, transport, family relations, employment and other sectors of society, The New Generations of Europeans sets out to assess what it is to be a citizen of a growing EU and what important demographic, social, and economic issues will have to be faced by European decision makers. Edited by leading demographers and sociologists, and made up of contributions from respected researchers in the fields
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; The New Generations of Europeans: Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union; Copyright; Contents; List of Acronyms; PART I: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. The New Generations of Europeans; 1.2. Age Structure and Fertility Change; 1.3. Aging, Fertility and Migration; 1.4. Aging and the Economy; 1.5. Meeting the Challenges of the Future; References; Chapter 2. The Social Situation in the European Union, 2004; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Demographic Portrait; 2.3. Living Conditions; 2.4. Social Protection Reforms; 2.5. Conclusion
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PART II: Fertility Trends in an Enlarged European UnionChapter 3. Low Fertility and the Scope for Social Policy: Understanding the Context; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Facts and Prospects; 3.3. Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 4. Childbearing Behavior in the New EU Member States: Basic Trends and Selected Attitudes; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. An Overview: The State of Fertility and Partnership Formation in the New EU Member States; 4.3 Fertility Preferences of Young Adults: Total Number of Anticipated Children
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4.4. Attitudes of Young Adults Toward Family Formation and Childbearing in Selected Countries in the IPPAS Survey4.5. Summary: Some Remarks; Chapter 5. Alternative Paths for Future European Fertility: Will the Birth Rate Recover or Continue to Decline?; 5.1. The Lack of a Theory with Predictive Power in Post-Demographic Transition Populations; 5.2 Arguments in Support of Assuming Higher Fertility; 5.3 Arguments in Support of Assuming Lower Fertility; 5.4 Conclusions; References; PART III: Family Forms and the Young Generation in an Enlarged Union
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Chapter 6 Europe's Coming Generations: The Influence of the Past6.1 From Past to Present; 6.2 The Second 'Great Transformation'; 6.3 From 'Golden Age' to 'Landslide'; 6.4 Effects: Welfare Aging, Child Poverty and the Postponement Syndrome; 6.5 The Coming Generations: Toward a Political Economy of the Transition to Adulthood in the EU; 6.6 'Gates' of Transition; 6.7 Closing Remarks; References; Chapter 7 Youth Transitions and Family Support in a Transforming Social Context-Reflections from the New Member States
Description / Table of Contents:
7.1 The Changing Context of European Youth Transitions-From a Bipolar to a Mosaic Pattern7.2 Transforming Patterns of Youth Transitions-From Past to Present; 7.3 'Flexibilization' of Youth Transition from Education to Employment; 7.4 Pluralization of the Patterns of Family/Housing Transitions; 7.5 Transforming Patterns of Family Support; 7.6 Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 8 Family Forms and the Young Generation in the New Europe: Future Trends; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Trends; 8.3 Scenarios; References; PART IV: Migration Developments in an Enlarged European Union
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Chapter 9 Migration, Migrants and Their Families in the EU15 Member States
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Description based upon print version of record
