Whether, and under what circumstances, people become parents has implications for
individual identity, family relationships, the well‐being of adults and children, and population …

This paper proposes a conceptualization of the life course as a set of behavioral processes
characterized by interdependencies that cross time, life domains, and levels of analysis. We …

Both the fulfilment of affection, status, and behavioral confirmation needs and their role in
happiness may differ along the adult lifespan. We examined age-graded differences in (a) …

BACKGROUND The life-course approach as a methodological framework for the empirical
analysis of longitudinal individual-level data has fundamentally changed the agenda of …

In the years since the Great Recession, social scientists have anticipated that economic
recovery in the United States, characterized by gains in employment and median household …

Italy and Spain are extreme cases of low fertility linked to postponement of childbearing.
Demographers continue to debate causes of postponement. This qualitative study was …

Over the past 25 years, technological improvements that have made the collection,
transmission, storage, and analysis of data significantly easier and more cost efficient have …

This article draws attention to the spatial dimensions of poverty and the importance of social
networks as coping resources for the rural poor. We analyse data from an explorative, mixed …

Syntyvyys aleni neljänneksellä Suomessa 2010-luvulla ja väestörakenteemme kuuluu
maailman ikääntyneimpiin. Selvitys tarkastelee tilanteeseen johtaneita syitä ja esittää …

China's low fertility rates are a major concern across all sectors of society. Fertility is a major
issue related to economy, society and family development. Based on social norms theory …