In most cultures and religions, marriage has long been one of the fundamental building
blocks of adult life, offering social recognition, legal stability and financial benefits to …

The delay of childbearing is one of the most prominent transformations of contemporary
fertility and reproductive patterns. This article provides a novel approach to understanding …

At the turn of the twentieth century, social policies in Latin America emerged and were
shaped by maternalist views. Similarly, early feminist movements appealed to the idea that …

Cohabitation is a distinctive feature of low-income groups in Latin America. In the past, it has
been linked to colonial legacies including notions of familial honour, poverty, and a kinship …

Argentina, Chile and Uruguay share several characteristics in terms of the historical
composition of their population and the demographic and social trends that they have …

Previous research has mainly understood household extension as a family strategy to face
economic deprivation, giving little attention to other factors affecting it. Using 2017 data from …

Despite significant changes in gender roles and fertility patterns, most women become
mothers and this experience shapes their identities and lives in meaningful ways. As …

This chapter analyzes how gender and motherhood have been at the core of housing
policies in Chile from the second half of the twentieth century until today. Though the home …

In Chile, as in other Latin American countries, most children born outside of marriage are
born to currently cohabiting couples. After having their first child, parents could marry …

Extended households are far from a rare phenomenon in Latin America and their
prevalence does not seem to be in decline. In Chile, they accounted for about a quarter of all …