Essays about: "parenthood"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 essays containing the word parenthood.
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21. Young parenthood in Sweden : The influence on fertility of education among young adults, 1980-2014
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : There are indications that young adults, and especially young parents, are inincreasingly economically challenging positions. Educational attainment is commonly used in research evaluating fertility behaviour, while less is known how the relationship between education and fertility has changed over time. READ MORE
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22. Multilevel Cox Regression of Transition to Parenthood among Ethiopian Women
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : The birth of the first child is a special event for a mother whose life can change dramatically. In Ethiopia women’s timing to enter motherhood vary between the regions. READ MORE
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23. Generalized trust and fertility : A micro-level analysis of social trust and its relationship to fertility
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Are individuals that trust strangers more likely to have children, and can they be expected to have more children than their lower trusting counterparts? This article assesses two perspectives that hold this as a likely outcome. One perspective has trusting individuals as more likely to hand over the care of their children to strangers, thereby reconciling work and family dilemmas for women. READ MORE
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24. The Game of Success : Educational Strategies among Greek middle class parents in the education market of parapaedia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : The selection process in tertiary education in Greece is characterized by a competitive and grade-oriented system that lays the foundations for the extensive use of private educational services. Family inclination towards private expenditure in education raises arguments for the conversion of public education into a private commodity. READ MORE
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25. Post-war fertility change in Finland 1950-2018: Understanding the post-2010 fertility decline in the long-term context of post-war fertility change
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Finland has had a steep decline in fertility since 2010, which has yet to show any signs of slowing down. This is highly problematic for a country like Finland which has had well below replacement level fertility over the past five decades. READ MORE