Results 11 to 20 of about 136,567 (280)

The second demographic transition: A concise overview of its development [PDF]

open access: bronzeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014
SignificanceAt the end of the historical declines in both mortality and fertility (the “first demographic transition”), new demographic phenomena developed in the Western World. Therefore, new theoretical frameworks were needed to explain features such as the baby bust, the systematic postponement of marriage and parenthood, subreplacement fertility ...
Ron Lesthaeghe
exaly   +6 more sources

A second demographic transition in Indonesia? [PDF]

open access: hybridChina Popul Dev Stud, 2022
AbstractAs a predominantly Muslim and ethnically diverse new democracy in Asia, Indonesia is a timely case to study how the contending forces of development and social change are reflected in changing norms and practices around family formation. This paper examines the extent to which the second demographic transition (SDT) theory can provide a primary
Utomo A   +3 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Second demographic transition de-blocked? [PDF]

open access: diamondSociologija, 2011
The text is re-examining the previously established dilemma related to whether Serbia (without Kosovo and Metohija) is the country of second demographic transition, i.e.: has the transition been de-blocked, under the assumption that this is a ...
Bobić Mirjana, Vukelić Jelisaveta
doaj   +4 more sources

The Second Demographic Transition in Israel: One for All? [PDF]

open access: diamondDemographic Research, 2012
This article explores family behaviours and attitudes in Israel over the last decades through the lens of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT).
Evgenia Bystrov
doaj   +4 more sources

Is there a Chinese pattern of the second demographic transition? [PDF]

open access: yesChina Popul Dev Stud, 2022
AbstractThe Second Demographic Transition (SDT) is a useful theoretical framework for explaining the recent trend in many countries of very low fertility combined with alternative union and family types. Although past studies have observed the SDT in many Western societies, whether it is applicable to East Asia remains unclear.
Yu J, Xie Y.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Lifetime reproduction and the second demographic transition: Stochasticity and individual variation [PDF]

open access: diamondDemographic Research, 2015
Background: In the last half of the previous century many developed countries went through a period of decreasing fertility rates, referred to as the second demographic transition.
Silke van Daalen, Hal Caswell
doaj   +2 more sources

Demographic and social anxieties: the second demographic transition in Asia [PDF]

open access: hybridChina Population and Development Studies, 2022
AbstractAsia is now, predominantly, a continent of ‘low’ fertility—one of the features of the Second Demographic Transition. Across the continent, this feature of our population has sprouted concern and anxiety, primarily expressed in macroeconomic terms. Low fertility is directly linked to the twin challenges of population aging and stagnation/decline.
Stuart Gietel‐Basten
openalex   +3 more sources

The second demographic transition, 1986–2020: sub-replacement fertility and rising cohabitation—a global update [PDF]

open access: goldGenus, 2020
The article considers the evolution of two “Second Demographic Tradition” (SDT) core characteristics: fertility postponement and the rise of cohabitation, with particular attention being given to the first two decades of the new century.
Ron Lesthaeghe
doaj   +2 more sources

Russian Federation: From the first to second demographic transition [PDF]

open access: diamondDemographic Research, 2008
The demographic transition in Russia was accelerated by several social cataclysms during the "Soviet type" modernization. Frequent changes in the timing of births and marriages engendered a mass "abortion culture".
Sergei Zakharov
doaj   +2 more sources

THE SECOND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION THEORY: A Review and Appraisal. [PDF]

open access: yesAnnu Rev Sociol, 2017
References to the second demographic transition (SDT) have increased dramatically in the past two decades. The SDT predicts unilinear change toward very low fertility and a diversity of union and family types. The primary driver of these changes is a powerful, inevitable, and irreversible shift in attitudes and norms in the direction of greater ...
Zaidi B, Morgan SP.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy