Transitions into Parenthood

Existential Field 2: Family Developmental Processes

Expert Report: Transitions into Parenthood

This report on Transitions into Parenthood has been prepared by Barbara Stauber at Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Tübingen in Germany.

Keywords: biographical transitions, agency, decision making processes, negotiation processes, gender, transition policies.

Abstract: This expert report provides an overview of the studies on transitions of young people into parenthood. It includes recent statistical data, a discussion on theoretical frameworks for transitions, and a discussion on reasons for discrepancies between the desired number of children in Europe and actual fertility rates, noting that "Today more children are born in the countries with the most advanced social systems with regard to gender equality".

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