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Comprehensive study across eight low-fertility countries reveals a shift in the ideal family concept, emphasizing the uniformity of family ideals despite cultural differences, with a surprising inclination towards having one child as sufficient.
Studies found that the higher a woman acquires education, their chances of getting married are lower. However, when they finally get married, their union survived longer (Prof. Nyarkotey). Education has been identified as one of the major factors that affect the marital decisions of women. Most women are caught between…
Populist nationalism may emphasize the importance of borders but it still transcends them.
How does the association between gender attitudes and housework share vary across countries and time? We examine the second demographic transition as it unmasks in the association between gender attitudes and housework participation. Using data of the 2002 and 2012 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) for 24 countries, we find that the association between gender attitudes and housework share became stronger over time in most countries, signifying that the second demographic transition was in place. The results also show that the association varied across the 24 countries, reaching an e...