Fertility postponement and age norms in Poland: is there a deadline for parenthood?

Autor/in	Mynarska, Monika
Institution	Max-Planck-Institut für Demografische Forschung
Titel	Fertility postponement and age norms in Poland: is there a deadline for parenthood? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Fertilitätsverschiebung und Altersnormen in Polen. Gibt es einen letzten Termin für Elternschaft?
Quelle	Rostock (2007), 35 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	MPIDR Working Paper. 2007-029
Beigaben	Anhang; Tabellen 3; grafische Darstellungen 7
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Kinderwunsch; Soziale Norm; Eltern; Fruchtbarkeit; Geburt; Geburtenhäufigkeit; Nachsozialistische Gesellschaft; Alter; Geburtenfolge; Polen
Abstract	"The postponement of childbearing is occurring across Europe, but the paths of this trend differ profoundly from country to country. In Poland, as in other Central and Eastern European countries, most women have their first child at a relatively young age. This paper asks about the role of age norms in sustaining the pattern of early motherhood. We investigate young adults' perceptions of age in relation to their fertility choices. We find that age is indeed a salient dimension that structures and regulates individual childbearing plans. The qualitative approach of our study allows for gaining insights into how age norms are explained, argued about and sanctioned. Finally, we reconstruct the mechanisms of the normative influence of age limits (deadlines) on fertility behavior, improving our understanding of the timing of childbearing." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2008/2