Fertility intentions and outcomes: the role of policies to close the gap

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

The articles in this special issue report about research carried out in a project with the same title as this introductory article (acronym FERTINT). This introduction starts with a brief description of the "fertility gap". It outlines its deficiencies when used for policy implications and the advantages of using fertility intentions. It also summarises the broad scope of issues related to intentions as presented in the articles: life-time and short-time fertility intentions and their realisation or frustration, the effect of uncertainty on intentions, the relevance of the theories of planned behaviour and fertility preferences and of social networks for studying couples' and competing intentions.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Intentions de fécondité et fécondité observée: rôle des politiques publiques dans la réduction du décalage
• Extent: Seite(n): 355-361
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie, 25(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Familienpolitik, Jugendpolitik, Altenpolitik ; Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie ; Bevölkerung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Philipov, Dimiter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2009

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-009-9202-1
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-204068
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST