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Declining fertility across Europe put family formation dynamics at the center of political and public debate. This course takes the perspective of comparative family demography to place this debate in historical and international context. The course begins with an introduction to the basic foundations of comparative social research. We will continue to review empirical findings and theoretical explanations for trends in family formation across countries and historical time; including fertility trends, marriage trends, and the pluralization of family forms. Throughout the course, we will focus on conceptual and methodological challenges in the comparative study of family formation and transitions to adulthood. |
