A three-volume work examined kin relationships in contemporary Europe. It considered the strengths and weaknesses of the systems found in different countries, and the extent to which each could be influenced – for better or worse – by the state.
Source: Hannes Grandits, Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe (Volume 1): Century of Warfare – Eight Countries, Campus Verlag | Patrick Heady and Peter Schweitzer, Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe (Volume 2): View from Below – Nineteen Localities, Campus Verlag | Patrick Heady and Martin Kohli, Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe (Volume 3: Perspectives on Theory and Policy), Campus Verlag
Links: Summary (1) | Summary (2) | Summary (3)
Date: 2010-Dec
An article examined the educational gradient of childbearing in cohabitation in 8 countries across Europe. In all countries studied, birth risks within cohabitation demonstrated a negative educational gradient. When directly comparing cohabiting fertility with marital fertility, the negative educational gradient persisted in all countries except Italy, although differences were not significant in Austria, France, and West Germany.
Source: Brienna Perelli-Harris et al., 'The educational gradient of childbearing within cohabitation in Europe', Population and Development Review, Volume 36 Issue 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2010-Dec
An article compared the United Kingdom with other European countries (and a range of other nations) in respect of statistical trends in fertility, mortality, ageing, migration, and population density.
Source: Jil Matheson, 'The UK population: how does it compare?', Population Trends 142, Winter 2010, Office for National Statistics
Links: Article | Telegraph report
Date: 2010-Dec
