A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Past and present patterns of family formation in Eastern Europe: Does Hajnal's delineation still matter?
Authors: Puur A, Maslauskaite A, Rahnu L, Stankuniene V
Publisher: LITHUANIAN ACAD SCIENCES
Publication year: 2012
Journal:Filosofija-Sociologija
Journal name in sourceFILOSOFIJA-SOCIOLOGIJA
Journal acronym: FILOS-SOCIOL
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
First page : 256
Last page: 265
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0235-7186
Abstract
This article explores the link between historical and contemporary patterns of family formation. The theoretical underpinnings of the study were derived from Hajnal's theory of historical nuptiality regimes in Europe. In general, the results suggest that all countries in the region share a common vector of changes in partnership formation, but at the same time the onset and advancement of these changes varies. The changes started earlier and have advanced further in countries that had experienced the western European marriage pattern in the past, and they began later and are less advanced in the countries with the historical eastern European marriage pattern.
This article explores the link between historical and contemporary patterns of family formation. The theoretical underpinnings of the study were derived from Hajnal's theory of historical nuptiality regimes in Europe. In general, the results suggest that all countries in the region share a common vector of changes in partnership formation, but at the same time the onset and advancement of these changes varies. The changes started earlier and have advanced further in countries that had experienced the western European marriage pattern in the past, and they began later and are less advanced in the countries with the historical eastern European marriage pattern.
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