Family Formation
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The diffusion of temporary job contracts in contemporary European societies has raised concern that these jobs, even while deemed useful for combating unemployment, may also constitute a source of insecurity and precariousness for young... more
Citation: Kirkman, L. (2013, 7 April). Carrying for a sister. Paper presented at the Surrogacy Australia National Conference 2013, Melbourne. This presentation covers the background to my decision to gestate my sister’s baby; the... more
The diffusion of temporary job contracts in contemporary European societies has raised concern that these jobs, even while deemed useful for combating unemployment, may also constitute a source of insecurity and precariousness for young... more
This paper provides some new evidence on the causal relationship between nonmarital childbearing, infant mortality, criminal behavior, and unemployment in Greece during the period 1956-1997, using annual data collected from the National... more
A longitudinal approach is used to describe and explain processes of social inclusion and exclusion among different groups of migrants in Antwerp and Stockholm (1846– 1926), in terms of access to marriage and reproduction. In this way... more
The hypothesis of destandardisation, which was popular in the 1980s and 1990s, has been revised and modified since the turn of the millennium because it has not been supported by empirical research (Kohli 2007). Destandardisation is still... more