The Contemporary Family in France: Partnership Trajectories and Domestic Organization (INED Population Studies Book 5)

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The aim of the proposed volume is to provide a balanced treatment of the latest advances and developments in data mining; in particular, exploring synergies at the intersection with information systems. It will serve as a platform for academics and practitioners to highlight their recent achievements and reveal potential opportunities in the field. Thanks to its multidisciplinary nature, the volume is expected to become a vital resource for a broad readership ranging from students, throughout engineers and developers, to researchers and academics. This book provides a portrait of the family in France today, revealing many of the deep-seated, demographic changes that have affected French society in recent decades. It first focuses on conjugal and family trajectories, examining union formation, types of union, entry into parenthood, influence of religion, and separation. Next, the book explores domestic organization within the couple. It looks at gender differences in attitudes to task-sharing, division of household and parenting tasks, influence of past partnership history, and changes after a birth. The book presents a series of studies based on the French version of the international Generations and Gender Survey, a major comparative research project conducted in 20 countries to collect information from individuals aged 18-79 about relationships and processes in the life course. Inside, readers will find insightful analysis of the survey results by sociologists, demographers, and economists, and come to better understand recent demographic and social developments in France as well as the factors influencing them. The book will appeal to a broad audience of students and researchers interested in family, gender, and intergenerational relations. In addition, as the survey data are comparable across countries, the book will provide researchers with ideas for further research opportunities in Europe and beyond. Front Matter....Pages I-IX The Generations and Gender Survey in France: From Survey Design to Initial Findings....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Changing Patterns of Transition to Adulthood....Pages 17-41 Diverse Forms of Union and the “Gender Order”....Pages 43-68 The Birth of the First Child....Pages 69-85 Family Behaviours and Religious Practice in France....Pages 87-111 Stability of Successive Unions: Do People Learn from Their Past Partnership?....Pages 113-138 When Fathers Lose Touch with Their Children After Separation....Pages 139-157 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 How Are Household Chores Divided? Responses Vary with the Respondent’s Gender and the Partner’s Presence or Absence During the Interview....Pages 161-180 The Division of Household and Childcare Tasks Between Partners....Pages 181-201 Fathers’ and Mothers’ Involvement in Parental Tasks: An Unequal Division....Pages 203-225 Union History and Division of Domestic Work Between Partners....Pages 227-249 Do Couples Share Household Tasks Differently after the Birth of a Child?....Pages 251-273 Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter-1; The Generations and Gender Survey in France: From Survey Design to Initial Findings; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 From the International GGS Project to the Survey in France; 1.2.1 Description of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP); 1.2.2 Survey Implementation in France; 1.2.3 Characteristics of the Population Sample Interviewed During the First Wave (2005) and Weighting; 1.3 Family Trajectories and Household Organization; 1.3.1 Life Stages and the Diversity of Family Trajectories; 1.3.2 Couples in Day-to-Day Life: Who Does What?; References Diverse Forms of Union and the "Gender Order"3.2 Comparing Forms of Union; 3.2.1 Constructing the Four Groups; 3.2.1.1 Direct or Quasi-direct Marriage; 3.2.1.2 Standard Marriage; 3.2.1.3 Consensual Union; 3.2.1.4 Civil Partnership (PACS); 3.2.2 Same-sex Unions and the Gender Order; 3.2.3 The Population of the Four Groups; 3.3 Division of Domestic Labour by Form of Union; 3.4 Types of Union and Representations of Gender Roles; 3.4.1 Representations of the Gender Division of Labour in the Public and Private Spheres; 3.4.2 Adhesion to the Principle of Necessary "Gender Complementarity 3.5 ConclusionAppendices; References; Chapter-4; The Birth of the First Child; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Entry into Parenthood: Between Individual Choice and the Influence of Norms ; 4.2.1 The Majority of Births Are Now Wanted ; 4.2.2 Neither Too Early Nor Too Late ; 4.2.3 From Illegitimate Children to the Legitimacy of Births Outside Marriage ; 4.3 Fertility Intentions, Indicators of the Pre-conditions for Entry into Parenthood; 4.3.1 Ages that Are More Conducive to Planning Children ; 4.3.2 The Need to be in a Relationship ; 4.3.3 Having a Stable Job and Adequate Material Conditions 1.4 ConclusionPart I; Diversification of Family Trajectories; Chapter-2; Changing Patterns of Transition to Adulthood; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Gradual Postponement of Family Formation; 2.2.1 Is Age at Childbearing the Sole Factor Delaying Transition to Adulthood?; 2.2.2 Closer Timing and a Less Well-defined Order of Transition Stages; 2.3 Do Men's and Women's Trajectories Differ?; 2.3.1 Postponement and Transition Complexity; 2.3.2 More Time in Education: A Factor of Change; 2.3.3 Leaving Home Before Entering Employment; 2.3.4 Family Formation: A Stage that is Getting Longer 2.3.4.1 A Qualified Effect of Spending Longer in Education2.3.4.2 For Women, Entry into Union is Less Dependent on Being in Employment; 2.3.4.3 Birth of a First Child: A Later and More Isolated Stage; 2.3.4.4 Is the Timing of Male and Female Fertility Converging?; 2.4 Are Transitions Socially Marked?; 2.4.1 Diverse Trajectories; 2.4.2 More Heterogeneous Transitions Today; 2.4.2.1 Leaving Home and Starting Work Before Completing Education; 2.4.2.2 Entry into Union Before Completion of Education and Entry into First Employment; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter-3 4.3.4 Overview, "All Other Things Being Equal