Social Networks and Family Formation Processes

Young Adults' Decision Making About Parenthood
2011
ISBN: 978-3-531-17784-7
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 398 g

How do young adults decide to become parents or to remain childless? Is this an individual choice, a couple’s decision or are there other social influences involved, such as social networks? Using a mixed-methods design, Sylvia Keim combines problem-centred interviews and network data collected among young adults in western Germany. The author shows that personal relations strongly influence the perceptions, attitudes, and plans individuals express concerning parenthood. She identifies basic mechanisms and channels of social influence as well as relevant network structures.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keim, Sylvia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Social Network Perspective - Fertility and Family Formation - Making Decisions about Parenthood - Personal Relations, Social Influences, and Social Networks - Fertility Decline, Social Networks, and Individualization

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sylvia Keim completed her doctoral studies at the Institute for Sociology and Demographic Research at the University of Rostock, Germany. Her research interests focus on social networks, sociology of the life course, and family research.