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Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences

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  • This open access book provides an overview of the recent trend of childlessness throughout Europe
  • Offers a collection of papers written by leading demographers and sociologists
  • Examines patterns, causes and contexts in countries throughout the region

Part of the book series: Demographic Research Monographs (DEMOGRAPHIC)

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This open access book provides an overview of childlessness throughout Europe. It offers a collection of papers written by leading demographers and sociologists that examine contexts, causes, and consequences of childlessness in countries throughout the region.The book features data from all over Europe. It specifically highlights patterns of childlessness in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. An additional chapter on childlessness in the United States puts the European experience in perspective. 
The book offers readers such insights as the determinants of lifelong childlessness, whether governments can and should counteract increasing childlessness, how the phenomenon differs across social strata and the role economic uncertainties play. In addition, the book also examines life course dynamics and biographical patterns, assisted reproduction as well as the consequences of childlessness. Childlessness has been increasing rapidly in most European countries in recent decades. 
This book offers readers expert analysis into this issue from leading experts in the field of family behavior. From causes to consequences, it explores the many facets of childlessness throughout Europe to present a comprehensive portrait of this important demographic and sociological trend.  


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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Childlessness in Europe: An Overview

  2. Country Studies

  3. Women’s Education and Childlessness

  4. Fertility Ideals, Biographical Decisions and Assisted Reproduction

  5. Consequences of Childlessness

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hertie School of Governance GmbH , Berlin, Germany

    Michaela Kreyenfeld

  • Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Dirk Konietzka

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences

  • Editors: Michaela Kreyenfeld, Dirk Konietzka

  • Series Title: Demographic Research Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44667-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44665-3Published: 18 January 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83108-4Published: 17 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44667-7Published: 11 January 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1613-5520

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9286

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 370

  • Number of Illustrations: 86 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Partly translated of Ein Leben ohne Kinder, Springer, 2013.

  • Topics: Demography, Population Economics, Sociology, general

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