Cohabitation, Family & Society

Five Characteristics of Youth Unemployment in Europe

“…These can include sharing resources in the form of co-residence, financial resources, housing, time, emotional support, services, supporting separate households by inter-generational private financial transfers, or inheritance. These forms of support differ by gender, social status, and countries (Ayllón, 2014;Blossfeld, 2005;Nazio, 2008).…”

Varying association between education and second births in Europe

“…This implies that better knowledge on educational differentials can contribute to the understanding of diversity in fertility regimes in contemporary Europe. According to the diffusionist perspective, individuals with higher education can be regarded as trendsetters who introduce novel behaviours that are subsequently adopted by other groups (Goode 1993;Nazio 2008;Salvini and Vignoli 2011). Finally, the interest in educational differentials is driven by the rapid increase in the number of men and, in particular, women with tertiary education (Samir et al 2010).…”

Conjugality

“…Whichever way we look at it, cohabitation defies easy explanation. Cohabitation tends to be painted as an especially modern way of living (Diduck 2008, xiii) and has certainly become much more widespread in the last several decades (Beaumont 2011;Smart 2011, 41;Bowman 2010, 93;Nazio 2008;Thornton, Axinn, and Xie 2007, 4-6;Duncan, Wilkerson, and England 2006, 383, 396), even to the point of being a majority or normal practice in some places (Pleck 2012, 1-2;Syltevik 2010). Despite cohabitation's reputation as a recent innovation, there have always been people who live together without celebrating a valid wedding (Thornton, Axinn, and Xie 2007, 309;Parker 1990).…”