Essays about: "decline in fertility rates"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words decline in fertility rates.

  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

  2. 7. 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

  3. 8. 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

  4. 9. Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of immigrant population in Greece (1991-2011) : Comparisons from census data and vital statistics.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandros Evangelou; [2019]
    Keywords : Differential age structures; immigrants’ unemployment; general fertility rates;

    Abstract : Immigrant flows in Greece after 1990 transformed Greece from a country of outwards migration to an inwards migration state. The contribution of immigrants in a globalized world of migration with sub-replacement fertility levels found in developed countries is a particularly interesting topic in demographic studies. READ MORE

  5. 10. Female education and Fertility Desires in Cameroon

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Duone Ekane; [2016]
    Keywords : female education; fertility; Cameroon;

    Abstract : AbstractSocio-economic changes have been identified to alter demographic behaviour, most especially fertility desires. Cameroon just like most Sub Saharan African countries started experiencing decline in its fertility rates not too long ago. A couple of factors have been identified to influence women’s childbearing. READ MORE