Fertility Decisions in the FRG and GDR: An Analysis with Data from the German Fertility and Family Survey
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The aim of this paper is to compare family policies and fertility patterns in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the German Federal Republic (FRG). Among other aspects, both societies particularly differed in the integration of women into
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Literature on CEE countries suggests a weaker association between first births and education.
“By contrast, literature on CEE countries suggests a weaker association between first births and education (Kharkova and Andreev 2000;Kreyenfeld 2004)”
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CEE countries are characterized by a negative association between education and progression to higher-order births.
“By contrast, CEE countries are characterized by a negative association between education and progression to higher-order births (Berent 1970;Kharkova and Andreev 2000;Kreyenfeld 2004;Koytcheva 2006;Gjonca,”
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- Kreyenfeld, M.
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- Max Planck Society (DE)
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- Kreyenfeld, Michaela
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- Kreyenfeld, Michaela
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- 2004-04-17
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Policies and Family
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Keywords
- reproductive decision-making, family policy, East Germany, West Germany, German reunification, women's employment, fertility patterns
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