Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2006

Editors of the Center for Research on Social Dynamics (Italy), Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, and Vienna Institute of Demography (Austria) present nine articles by researchers studying trends in the postponement of childbearing in Europe. Article topics include: gender equality, parenthood attitudes, and first births in Sweden; gender, ageing, and the ability to conceive; the tempo and quantum of life cycle events; low fertility and the prospect of pro-natal policies; and an assessment of policies that support having children from the perspectives of equity, efficiency, and efficacy. This book contains no index. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)