Background The world population is expected to increase greatly this century, aggravating
current problems related to climate, health, food security, biodiversity, energy and other vital …

The fertility deficit in many European countries is related to a low rate of second births.
Understanding the factors associated with the predisposition of one-child parents to have …

Whilst early and mid-20th century family planning practices have been qualitatively studied,
the transition towards a more consistent use of contraceptive methods during the following …

The aim of this unique study is to analyze the generational change in perceptions regarding
fertility decisions between young Spanish adults in the mid-1980s and young Spanish adults …

The article addresses reproductive politics and sex education in Cold War Europe in light of
novel historical research. Integrating sex education into reproductive politics it delineates …

Children require a large amount of time, effort, and resources to raise. Physical help,
financial contributions, medical care, and other types of assistance from kin and social …

While uncertainty has been a key explanation for very low fertility throughout Europe, few
studies have analysed how macro-level uncertainty trickles down to shape how people think …

Social norms and individual attitudes are proven to shape individual behaviour and impact
life-course decisions. The present chapter aims to systematize the fragmented evidence on …

BACKGROUND People's demographic decision-making is embedded in regional cultural
contexts that include regional patterns of family organization called family systems. Although …

BACKGROUND In post-Soviet countries, low fertility has been achieved through
postponement of second birth, while entrance into parenthood still takes place relatively …