Books and Reports: More frequent separation and repartnering among people aged 50 and over

More frequent separation and repartnering among people aged 50 and over

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Anne Sola (French Institute for Demographic Studies) shows that divorces and union dissolutions have become much more frequent in the last half-century, even among people aged 50 and up.

Anne Sola (French Institute for Demographic Studies) shows that divorces and union dissolutions have become much more frequent in the last half-century, even among people aged 50 and up.

Event: Intersectionality, Intimacy and Inequality: repartnering, class and race/ethnicity among divorced women in the 'second phase' of life

Intersectionality, Intimacy and Inequality: repartnering, class and race/ethnicity among divorced women in the 'second phase' of life

Tue Mar 2
Responding to increasing discomfort with the lack of diversity in studies of intimacy in later life, this seminar compares repartnering among middle class White British women and working class British Asian women in their ‘second phase of life’. bell hooks has written approvingly of the ‘second phase’ of life as a time, in mid-life after divorce and relationship breakdown, when women may move from a place of dependency and intimate inequalities towards stridently asserting their needs and desires.
Couple sitting on couch wearing surgical masks

The Spread of Uncertainty Causes a Drop in Birth Rates

Chiara Ludovica Comolli (University of Lausanne) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) look at how we know whether the particular media interpretation of an event is accepted and influences the behaviour of the general public.

Chiara Ludovica Comolli (University of Lausanne) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) look at how we know whether the particular media interpretation of an event is accepted and influences the behaviour of the general public.

Event: Changing Families Conference

Changing Families Conference

Mon Mar 22 - Fri Mar 26
Curated by the Understanding Society Topic Champion for Families, Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris, the week will feature research on family life, generational differences, same-sex families, partnership changes, parent and child relationships, the extended family, and life stages.

Curated by the Understanding Society Topic Champion for Families, Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris, the week will feature research on family life, generational differences, same-sex families, partnership changes, parent and child relationships, the extended family, and life stages.

Event: Fear of the future: exploring a novel determinant of fertility transitions

Fear of the future: exploring a novel determinant of fertility transitions

Wed Mar 3
In this webinar, Nicoletta Balbo (Bocconi University) will present findings from a joint paper with Katya Ivanova (Tilburg University) examining the impact of a generalised ‘fear of the future’ on fertility behaviour among a contemporary cohort of adults.

In this webinar, Nicoletta Balbo (Bocconi University) will present findings from a joint paper with Katya Ivanova (Tilburg University) examining the impact of a generalised ‘fear of the future’ on fertility behaviour among a contemporary cohort of adults.

Socio-Economic Background and Family Formation

Socio-Economic Background and Family Formation

To what extent does the societal context affect the influence of socio-economic status on the decision to have a child while cohabiting?
Judith Koops, Aart Liefbroer and Anne Gauthier (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute) studied the role of the SES of one’s parents on having a first birth in cohabitation or marriage in 19 European and North American countries.

Judith Koops, Aart Liefbroer and Anne Gauthier (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute) studied the role of the SES of one’s parents on having a first birth in cohabitation or marriage in 19 European and North American countries.

News: Exploratory Meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

Exploratory Meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

On Tuesday, 23 February 2021, Population Europe will host a meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica, and leading demographers at the EU.

Exploratory Meeting Between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

It’s Dad’s Turn

It’s Dad’s Turn

How the pandemic affected gendered division of childcare time
Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

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