The transition to adulthood in Italy. Evidence from cross-sectional surveys / Le passage à l'âge adulte en Italie

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ID14812907
AuthorsFrancesco C Billari (0000-0003-4717-6129), Francesco Billari, Fausta Ongaro (0000-0003-0078-8830)
Year1998
Volume16
Issue2
Pages165-179
Publication date1998-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEspace populations sociétés (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0755-7809 • E-ISSN: 2104-3752
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/espos.1998.1833
OpenAlexW2274375730
LanguageEN
Citations received9

The Transition to adulthood in Italy The authors use cross-sectional data in order to study the transition to adulthood of young Italians, over the 1983-1993 decade. Leaving the parental home is evidently and increasingly postponed. Nevertheless, a slight rise of non-traditional family/residential states may be observed. The aims of this paper are mainly two. Firstly, we would like to describe the condition of young adults, accounting for changes in some basic characteristics and the position in traditional states. This is done by giving special attention to gender and geographical area differences. Secondly, some theoretical-based hypotheses are tested, putting a special emphasis on residential status. The postponement of the transition to adulthood seems to be a consequence - at least in some areas - of : a) changes in the family/residential and working structure ; b) the virtual absence of non-marital cohabitation in presence of delayed marriages

Cohabitation · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Geography · Postponement · Sociology · Young adult · Demography · Italian Social Issues and Migration · Psychology

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