Pathways to Childlessness

A Life Course Perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2346830
AutoresGunhild O Hagestad (Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway Norwegian Social Research Institute, Oslo,, autor correspondente), Vaughn R A Call (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah)
Ano2007
Volume28
Fascículo10
Páginas1338-1361
Data de publicação2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x07303836
OpenAlexW2101930414
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas57
Referências citadas35

In this article life history data from the U.S. National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), and the Dutch survey on Older Adults' Living Arrangements and Social Networks (NESTOR-LSN) are used to shed light on the various pathways leading to and associated with childlessness, and the proportions of men and women who have followed a particular pathway (e.g., marrying late, divorcing early, never leaving the parental home). The central question is whether the childless took different routes during early adulthood in the domains of family, education, and employment. Data point to the critical importance of transition timing, especially with regard to leaving the parental home and marrying. Delayed transitions had domino effects and blocked second chances at securing an economic base and becoming a parent

Childlessness · Developmental psychology · Fertility · Life course approach · Population · Sociology · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology