Abstract
We introduce a number of new methods based on sequence analysis to test hypotheses on the de-standardization of family-life trajectories in early adulthood, using Fertility and Family Survey data on 19 countries. Across cohorts, family-life trajectories of young adults have not become more turbulent. However, in most countries family-life trajectories of young adults have become less similar to one another and the variation in the types of family-trajectories has increased. Contrary to expectations, no clear differences in de-standardization were observed between countries characterized by a social-democratic welfare-state regime and countries characterized by either liberal or conservative welfare-state regimes. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 225-250 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | European Journal of Population |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |