Beyond the Nuclear Family: A Statistical Portrait of the Changing Family in Sweden

A room of one’s own or room enough for two? Access to housing and new household formation in Sweden, 1968–1992

“…Sweden is also well noted as a secular country with a history of valuing individual rights and the individual over the family, as enshrined in the legal system (Bradley, 1996). If any country is likely to demonstrate individualistic patterns of family formation, Sweden seems a likely candidate (Popenoe, 1987;Billari et al, 2001). Given this cultural and political history, Sweden provides an excellent location to test the competing familistic and individualistic theories.…”

Family sex roles and teenager influence in family purchasing: a cross-national study

“…Thus, teenagers are likely to have greater latitude and influence in purchasing matters. Families in the US and particularly in Sweden (according to Popenoe, 1987) seem to fit the aforementioned description. Similarly, in comparing adolescents in India and the US, Sundberg et al (1969) reported that American teenagers showed greater autonomy in decisions about their lives than Indians.…”

Sex ratios at sexual maturity and longevity

“…In Sweden the cumulative proportion of females who entered a second union was approximately 50%, although the vast majority of these second unions were non-marital cohabitations (Blanc 1987). Of course, these figures do not tell the whole story because of the much higher rate of non-marital cohabitation in Sweden in comparison with the United States (Popenoe 1987). However, neither do they universally indicate that the marriage market in the United States had a considerably lower level of turnover relative to Sweden.…”