SOC303H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Demographic Transition, Comparative Literature, Social Reproduction
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Chapter 3: american women"s transition to adulthood in comparative perspective by. In europe, family norms and values follow cultural and historical borders i: east europe have earlier marraiges with the acceptance of young couples getting hitched // in west. Europe, later marriage and thus at older age, await for man to be financially independent, and able to form independent household with wife. Method: used a questionnaire in order to ask retrospective questions about leaving the home, education, employment, cohab, marriage and births, compare the traditional transition sequence to the ones observed in the questionnaires. In italy, there is a negligible increase in cohab. Italy: education is extended bc there is little labour market opportunitity for young people and they must search a long time to find good employment thus they leave the home later ( after 25years or later )
