Social Influences on Fertility: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study in Eastern and Western Germany

Autor/inn/en	Bernardi, Laura; Keim, Sylvia; von der Lippe, Holger
Titel	Social Influences on Fertility: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study in Eastern and Western Germany
Quelle	In: Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1 (2007) 1, S.23-47 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-6898
DOI	10.1177/1558689806292238
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Social Influences; Social Networks; Family (Sociological Unit); Family Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Friendship; Research Methodology; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Cultural Influences; Peer Relationship; Pregnancy; Child Rearing; Family Planning; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Sozialer Einfluss; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Familie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Freundschaft; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Peer-Beziehungen; Schwangerschaft; Kindererziehung; Familienplanung; Deutschland
Abstract	This article uses a mixed methods design to investigate the effects of social influence on family formation in a sample of eastern and western German young adults at an early stage of their family formation. Theoretical propositions on the importance of informal interaction for fertility and family behavior are still rarely supported by systematic empirical evidence. Major problems are the correct identification of salient relationships and the comparability of social networks across population subgroups. This article addresses the two issues through a combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. In-depth interviewing, network charts, and network grids are used to map individual personal relationships and their influence on family formation decisions. In addition, an analysis of friendship dyads is provided. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 12 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10