Keim Social Networks and Family Formation Processes

Young Adults’ Decision Making About Parenthood
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-531-93173-9
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 265 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keim, Sylvia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;6
2;Table of Contents;8
3;List of Figures;11
4;List of Tables;12
5;Introduction;13
6;1 The Social Network Perspective;17
6.1;1.1 A Social Network Perspective to Individual Behavior;17
6.2;1.2 Basic Concepts in Network Research;19
6.3;1.3 Processes and Mechanisms of Social Influence;25
7;2 Fertility and Family Formation;29
7.1;2.1 Fertility and Family Formation: the Situation in Germany;31
7.1.1;2.1.1 Age at First Birth, Childlessness, and Parity;32
7.1.2;2.1.2 Changes in Living Arrangements;34
7.1.3;2.1.3 Education and Participation in the Labor Market;34
7.1.4;2.1.4 Childcare;35
7.1.5;2.1.5 Two Fertility Regimes?;35
7.2;2.2 Explanations for Fertility Decline;36
7.3;2.3 The Social Network Perspective in Family and Fertility Research;38
7.4;2.4 Challenges of Research on Social Networks and Fertility in a Western Context and Research Questions 2.4 Challenges and Resea;40
8;3 Methodological Approach and Research Design;44
8.1;3.1 A Mixed-Method Approach;45
8.2;3.2 Instruments of Data Collection;49
8.2.1;3.2.1 Semi-Structured Interview;49
8.2.2;3.2.2 Network Chart;51
8.2.3;3.2.3 Challenges, Limitations, and Experiences with Generating Social Networks;56
8.2.4;3.2.4 Network Grid;57
8.2.5;3.2.5 Socio-Demographic Questionnaire;58
8.3;3.3 Ego and Alter Interviews;59
8.4;3.4 Sampling;60
8.4.1;3.4.1 Sampling of Egos and Their Willingness to Participate;61
8.4.2;3.4.2 Selection of Alters and Their Willingness to Participate;67
8.5;3.5 Analysis;71
8.5.1;3.5.1 Analysis of the Interviews;72
8.5.2;3.5.2 Analysis of Quantitative Network Data;77
8.5.3;3.5.3 Bringing Together Fertility Intentions and Network Structure;78
9;4 Making Decisions about Parenthood;80
9.1;4.1 Security;82
9.1.1;4.1.1 The Level of the Individual;83
9.1.2;4.1.2 The Level of the Couple;87
9.1.3;4.1.3 The Level of the Social Network;92
9.2;4.2 Maturity;101
9.2.1;4.2.1 The Level of the Individual;101
9.2.2;4.2.2 The Level of the Couple;106
9.2.3;4.2.3 The Level of the Social Network;108
9.3;4.3 Priority;114
9.3.1;4.3.1 The Level of the Individual;114
9.3.2;4.3.2 The Level of the Couple;118
9.3.3;4.3.3 The Level of the Social Network;121
9.4;4.4 Summary and Discussion: Establishing Security, Feeling Mature, and Setting Priorities 4.4 Summary and Discussion;123
9.5;4.5 The Concept of the “Good Mother/Father” and a Typology of Fertility Intentions 4.5 A Typology of Fertility Intentions;133
10;5 Personal Relations, Social Influences, and Social Networks;140
10.1;5.1 Network Structure and Composition;140
10.1.1;5.1.1 Network Size;141
10.1.2;5.1.2 Network Density;144
10.1.3;5.1.3 Network Composition;145
10.1.4;5.1.4 Summary: Network Varieties – Community Lost, Saved, or Liberated?;153
10.2;5.2 Channels and Mechanisms of Social Influence;154
10.2.1;5.2.1 Who Is Influential?;155
10.2.2;5.2.2 Mechanisms of Influence;164
10.2.3;5.2.3 Discussion: Mechanisms and Channels of Social Influence;178
10.2.4;5.2.4 Summary;187
10.3;5.3 The Relevance of the Network Structure;189
10.3.1;5.3.1 Fertility Intentions and Network Structure;189
10.3.2;5.3.2 Developing a Typology of Fertility-Relevant Social Networks;193
10.3.3;5.3.3 Discussion: Fertility-Relevant Networks;213
10.3.4;5.3.4 Summary and Future Perspectives;218
11;6 Fertility Decline, Social Networks, and Individualization;220
11.1;6.1 Traditional and Individualized Networks;223
11.2;6.2 Social Influences and/or Self-Selection?;228
11.3;6.3 Social Networks as Mediators on the Meso Level;234
11.4;6.4 Diffusion of Fertility Postponement and Voluntary Childlessness;239
12;7 Summary;245
13;References;252

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.