Essays about: "äktenskapstrend"

Found 1 essay containing the word äktenskapstrend.

  1. 1. Marriage in Fashion? : Trend Reversal in Marriage Formation in Sweden

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofi Ohlsson; [2009]
    Keywords : marriage; marriage trend; childbearing; cohabitation; Sweden; register data; event-history analysis; äktenskap; äktenskapstrend; barnafödande; samboende; Sverige; registerdata; överlevnadsanalys;

    Abstract : Sweden has seen a reversal in marriage trends, from mainly declining marriage rates since the 1960s to increasing rates from 1998 and onwards. By applying event-history techniques to Swedish register data, this study examines whether the trend reversal is related to compositional changes in various socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the population, with special focus on childbearing. READ MORE