This paper gives an account of the origins, objectives and structure of the Millennium Cohort
Study (MCS)–some 19,000 individuals born in the UK in 2000-2001–and its use in a wide …

Delayed parenthood is a central feature of the massive transformation of family and
reproduction in rich countries. We analyse the shift of motherhood towards later reproductive …

This study addresses the question of de-standardized life courses from a gender
perspective. Multi-channel sequence analysis is used to characterise the domains of work …

This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium
Cohort Study, which is tracking almost 19,000 babies born in 2000 and 2001 in England …

Whether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a
host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core …

Age at entry to motherhood is increasingly socially polarised in the UK. Early childbearing
typically occurs among women from disadvantaged backgrounds relative to women with …

Gender differences in academic performance and achievement have been of policy concern
for decades—both interest in lower performance by girls in the areas of mathematics and …

Meine Motivation für dieses Buch über die Lebensform Alleinerziehen und die damit
verbundenen Lebensbedingungen entstand aus der anhaltenden hohen sozialpolitischen …

Research into social stratification and social divisions has always been a central component
of sociological study. This volume brings together a geographically diverse range of …

Children's development in the early years has been shown to be related to their success in
later life in a range of areas including education, employment and crime. Determining why …