Differentiation and destandardization of family life courses

Theoretical and empirical links to sociopolitical regime types

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ID4266893
AuthorsOkka Zimmermann (0000-0002-1719-1777, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Dirk Konietzka (0000-0002-9729-1902, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Marco Deppe (0000-0002-3927-8291, University of Bremen)
Year2025
Volume79
Issue2
Pages299-314
Publication date2025-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2024.2376060
PMID39258743
OpenAlexW4402441502
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited60

Building on research on cohort-specific trends in life-course differentiation and destandardization, our study seeks to explore how patterns of family-life-course diversity relate to characteristics of sociopolitical regimes. Applying sequence analysis, we analyse cohort-specific family life courses from nine European countries and Canada, classifying them into five sociopolitical regimes (Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, Mediterranean, Continental, Eastern). We use data from the Harmonized Histories and the German National Educational Panel Survey. Our results indicate that sociopolitical regimes differentiate patterns of life-course diversity quite well in the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, and Eastern European countries but to a lesser degree in the Mediterranean and Continental countries. In methodological terms, our results suggest that distinguishing patterns of diversity between and within life courses helps to create a more nuanced empirical account of changing life-course patterns, particularly in a cross-national perspective

Sociology · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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