Christin Schröder

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/48/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.48

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Abstract
In view of the demographic changes that affect all European countries, the diffusion of new living arrangements such as non-marital cohabitation is particularly interesting. In this article we concentrate on Italy, a country that is characterized by a low pace in the diffusion of cohabitation. Earlier studies found statistical evidence of the impact of parents’ characteristics on young adults’ decisions for cohabitation. However, there is only limited empirical knowledge about the actual mechanism through which parents influence the choices of their children. We employ qualitative research methods and focus on two regional contexts in order to analyze if and how parents intervene in the choices of young adults.

Author's affiliation
Christin Schröder
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany

Keywords
cohabitation, Italy, out-of-wedlock, qualitative methods, transition to adulthood, union formation

Word count (Main text)
18202

Updated Items
The following sentence was added to the end of page 1722 on October 6, 2008: "This paper is part of a dissertation project, which was funded by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock (Germany) and by the land Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania."

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