Essays about: "Fertility decline"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 essays containing the words Fertility decline.

  1. 6. The (Un)limited Individual in Swedish Family Politics : An in-depth analysis of an extreme-case in making us less dependent on our families

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Kristensson; [2020]
    Keywords : family politics; gender equality; parental insurance; individualization; familization;

    Abstract : In light of new social risks, such as the decline in fertility rates in large parts of the industrialised world, family policies – for example parental insurance and public childcare – appear to put increasing focus on the individual’s ability to combine labour market employment with family life. This means that individuals become less dependent on their families, conceptualised as an individualisation of policy. READ MORE

  3. 7. Family planning as a solution for a sustainable future in Sub-Saharan Africa : The efforts of the global community: state and non-state actors

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Alva Ericson; [2020]
    Keywords : family planning; sustainable development; fertility decline; population growth;

    Abstract : In 2050, 9.7 billion is expected to live on Earth. Entering a new decade in 2020, the global agenda concerns sustainable development and how humans can live on Earth sustainable while continuing to develop. A solution to reach a sustainable future is through family planning. READ MORE

  4. 8. Intergenerational transmissions in reproductive behavior in the context of the historical fertility transition. An analysis of a population in Southern Sweden 1813-1967

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Cormack; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The fertility decline that occurred in the industrialized world between 1870-1930 has been extensively studied and a considerable amount of theories exist to explain it. However, few of them address past generations’ influence on reproductive behavior. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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 institutionen

    Author : Rolf Lennart Granholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. Governing a Greying East Asia - Fertility Decline and Policy Response: A Case Study of Japan and South Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Ronca; [2020]
    Keywords : population ageing; fertility decline; second demographic transition theory; work-family conflict; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the past few decades, Japan and South Korea have experienced unprecedented levels of population ageing brought about by the countries’ persistent sub-replacement fertility rates. This fertility decline has to be addressed in order to ensure future social stability and economic growth. READ MORE