After decades of fertility postponement, we investigate recent changes in late parenthood
across low‐fertility countries in the light of observations from the past. We use long series of …

Every European country has experienced changes in partnership behavior—increased
divorce, delayed and avoided marriage, cohabitation that is even less stable than marriage …

The ongoing transition to low fertility is, alongside the long-term expansion of life
expectancy, the key force reshaping populations around the world. It has sweeping …

This article compares mothers' experience of having children with more than one partner in
two liberal welfare regimes (the United States and Australia) and two social democratic …

Obtaining cross-country comparative perspectives on male fertility has long been difficult, as
male fertility is usually less well registered than female fertility. Recent methodological …

This article analyzes male fertility, with a particular focus on multipartner fertility, for cohorts
born 1955 to 1984 in Norway. We find that socioeconomically disadvantaged men have the …

On 22 May 2015, the 'Marriage Equality Referendum'in Ireland showed clear support for the
recognition of marriage as a contract between two individuals irrespective of their sex, with …

In this article, we seek to extend understanding of the role of gender in early fatherhood by
examining narratives of paternal masculinities, that is, the social and cultural constructions of …

The level of education and other adult socioeconomic characteristics of men are known to
associate with their fertility, but early-life socioeconomic characteristics may also be related …

The metanarrative of the" new father" has become well-established in both the public and
academic discourses on families. This study analyzes the narratives and storylines about …